// returns the next tick interval if current x corresponds to both the section number at interval increase and a factor of ten.
// else returns current interval
int GetNewXTickInterval()
{
float newXBaseInterval = (float)CurrentPointNum / (float)xSectNumAtIntervalIncrease;
// can't be a new interval if the new base interval is not a whole number
if (newXBaseInterval != (int)newXBaseInterval)
{
return(xTickInterval);
}
// working with base interval (divided by the interval increase rate)
int tenMultiplier = (int)Mathf.Pow(10, MathScientific.GetTenPow(newXBaseInterval));
float baseIntervalAsUnit = (float)(newXBaseInterval) / (float)(tenMultiplier);
if (baseIntervalAsUnit == 1)
{
return(2 * tenMultiplier);
}
if (baseIntervalAsUnit == 2)
{
return(5 * tenMultiplier);
}
if (baseIntervalAsUnit == 5)
{
return(10 * tenMultiplier);
}
return(xTickInterval);
}
// sets a base number of significant figures to ensure the interval is always visible.
private void _SetBaseSigFigs()
{
_baseSigFigs = MathScientific.GetTenPow((RawMax + RawMin) / (RawMax - RawMin));
}