Enum GanttBarMiddleShape

GanttBarMiddleShape enumeration

Specifies the middle shape of a bar.

public enum GanttBarMiddleShape

Values

NameValueDescription
LineBottom7Indicates bottom-aligned line shape.
LineMiddle6Indicates center-aligned line shape.
LineTop5Indicates top-aligned line shape.
None0Indicates empty shape.
RectangleBar1Indicates full height rectangle bar shape.
RectangleBottom4Indicates Indicates bottom-aligned half height rectangle bar shape.
RectangleMiddle3Indicates center-aligned 1/3 height rectangle bar shape.
RectangleTop2Indicates top-aligned half height rectangle bar shape.

Examples

Shows how to set custom bar styles of Gantt Chart project view.

public void ImplementCustomBarStyle()
{
    try
    {
        var project = new Project(DataDir + "Blank2010.mpp");
        project.RootTask.Children.Add("Task");

        var view = (GanttChartView)project.DefaultView;
        var custom = GetCustomBarStyle();

        // Add the custom bar style to the custom bar collection of the project view
        view.CustomBarStyles.Add(custom);

        SimpleSaveOptions options = new MPPSaveOptions
        {
            WriteViewData = true
        };

        project.Save(OutDir + "ImplementCustomBarStyleWriting_out.mpp", options);
    }
    catch (NotSupportedException ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            ex.Message
            + "\nThis example will only work if you apply a valid Aspose License. You can purchase full license or get 30 day temporary license from http://www.aspose.com/purchase/default.aspx.");
    }
}

public static GanttBarStyle GetCustomBarStyle()
{
    var style = new GanttBarStyle
    {
        ShowForTaskUid = 1,
        MiddleShape = GanttBarMiddleShape.RectangleBottom,
        MiddleFillPattern = GanttBarFillPattern.MediumFill,
        MiddleShapeColor = Color.Blue,

        StartShape = GanttBarEndShape.ArrowDown,
        StartShapeColor = Color.Red,

        EndShape = GanttBarEndShape.ArrowUp,
        EndShapeColor = Color.Yellow,

        LeftField = Field.TaskResourceNames,
        RightField = Field.TaskName,
        TopField = Field.TaskStart,
        BottomField = Field.TaskFinish,
        InsideField = Field.TaskDuration
    };

    return style;
}

Shows how to use custom bar styles of Gantt Chart view.

var project = new Project(DataDir + "Project2.mpp");

var ganttChartView = (GanttChartView)project.Views.First(v => v.Name == "Gantt &Chart");
PdfSaveOptions saveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions();
saveOptions.Timescale = Timescale.DefinedInView;
saveOptions.ViewSettings = ganttChartView;

// Bar styles can be either task-specific (located in GanttChartView.CustomBarStyles)
// of category-specific (located in GanttChartView.BarStyles)
foreach (GanttBarStyle ganttBarStyle in ganttChartView.CustomBarStyles)
{
    if (ganttBarStyle.ShowForTaskUid != 4)
    {
        continue;
    }

    // For demonstration purposes we are modifying style for Task with Unique ID = 4
    // Here we set field (TaskName) to render to the left of the task bar.
    ganttBarStyle.LeftField = Field.TaskName;
    // Here we set custom converter to control which text should be rendered inside the task bar.
    ganttBarStyle.InsideBarTextConverter = task => "Hours rem.: " + (int)task.Get(Tsk.RemainingWork).TimeSpan.TotalHours;

    ganttBarStyle.MiddleShapeColor = Color.Green;
    ganttBarStyle.MiddleShape = GanttBarMiddleShape.LineTop;
    ganttBarStyle.StartShape = GanttBarEndShape.LeftBracket;
    ganttBarStyle.StartShapeColor = Color.Aqua;
    ganttBarStyle.EndShape = GanttBarEndShape.RightBracket;
    ganttBarStyle.EndShapeColor = Color.Aquamarine;
}

foreach (GanttBarStyle ganttBarStyle in ganttChartView.BarStyles)
{
    if (!ganttBarStyle.ShowForCategories.Contains(GanttBarShowFor.Milestone))
    {
        continue;
    }

    // For demonstration purposes we are modifying styles applicable to milestone tasks.

    ganttBarStyle.StartShape = GanttBarEndShape.Diamond;
    ganttBarStyle.RightField = Field.TaskActualFinish;
    ganttBarStyle.TopBarTextConverter = task => task.Get(Tsk.ActualStart).Day.ToString();
}

project.Save(OutDir + "WorkWithGanttChartViewBarStyles_out.pdf", saveOptions);

See Also

Enum GanttBarFillPattern Enum GanttBarShowFor