ClearData(CD_ALLDATA) doesn't clear everything

[User (Legacy)]

Hi,

If i call ClearData(CD_ALLDATA), then the CHART_VALUESFT colour in the 

RGBFont property is not reset

ie.

       m_pChart->RGBFont[CHART_VALUESFT] = RGB(255,0,0);

       VERIFY(m_pChart->ClearData(CD_ALLDATA) != CR_FAIL);

       ASSERT(m_pChart->RGBFont[CHART_VALUESFT] != RGB(255,0,0));

It does seem as though the other properties are being reset, although I 

haven't exhaustively checked them.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Software FX]

ClearData is not suppose to reset all values to default. All ClearData does 

is free all the Dynamic memory allocated by the chart.

If you want to revert the chart to an specific state, save the chart using 

the Export function and then use Import to restore it.

Notice that a "default" chart may have different meanings in different 

contexts. For example, if the chart was added at design-time, is the default 

chart the chart that was set-up at design time ? or maybe there was some 

initialization code in the Form_Load, is that part of the default chart ?

For these reasons, the Export-Import approach is the best as it gives you 

the freedom to define what a "default" chart is.

-- 

FP

Software FX

[User (Legacy)]

SoftwareFX Support wrote:

> ClearData is not suppose to reset all values to default. All ClearData does 

> is free all the Dynamic memory allocated by the chart.

But thats not what the documentation says for the ClearData method:

CD_COLORSANDPATTERNS 32 Clear Color and patterns and return to Chart FX 

defaults.

I'm using CD_ALLDATA which is supposed to included all the constants 

listed in the documentation.

The current behaviour is inconsistent because some colors are reset 

whilst others (ie the one I mentioned) are not.

[Software FX]

I agree that the documentation is not very clear here.

CD_COLORSANDPATTERNS clears the SERIES colors, which are the only "dynamic" 

color arrays the number of series is dynamic.

Other colors, such as background, etc, are not dynamic arrays and therefore 

not affected by ClearData.

Anyway, did the explanation about Import/Export helped you achieve what you 

are looking for ?

-- 

FP

Software FX

[User (Legacy)]

SoftwareFX Support wrote:

> I agree that the documentation is not very clear here.

> 

> CD_COLORSANDPATTERNS clears the SERIES colors, which are the only "dynamic" 

> color arrays the number of series is dynamic.

> 

> Other colors, such as background, etc, are not dynamic arrays and therefore 

> not affected by ClearData.

> 

> Anyway, did the explanation about Import/Export helped you achieve what you 

> are looking for ?

> 

ok, that makes sense.

The import/export should work in our case, thanks.