BarSeriesLabel.Position Property
Specifies the position of series point labels, relative to their corresponding Bars.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts
Declaration
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public BarSeriesLabelPosition Position { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarSeriesLabelPosition | A BarSeriesLabelPosition enumeration value that specifies the label position. |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto | Enables the algorithm which calculates the label position inside bars with respect to chart size. |
| Top | Labels are displayed above Bars.
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| Center | Labels are displayed in the center of Bars.
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| TopInside | Labels are displayed inside Bars, at the top.
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| BottomInside | Labels are displayed inside Bars, at the bottom.
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Remarks
When the Position property is set to Top, the lines that connect labels with their corresponding points become visible, and the following properties become available: SeriesLabelBase.LineColor, SeriesLabelBase.LineLength, SeriesLabelBase.LineStyle and SeriesLabelBase.LineVisible.
When the Position property is set to TopInside or BottomInside, the BarSeriesLabel.Indent property specifies an indent between a label and the corresponding side of a Bar.
Example
This example demonstrates how to customize the Side-by-Side Bar series label position and appearance.
Use the following API members to customize bar series labels:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Series.LabelsVisibility | Specifies whether to show series labels. |
| BarSeriesLabel | Defines label settings for bar series. |
| SeriesLabelBase.BackColor | Gets or sets the label’s background color. |
| SeriesLabelBase.Border | Gets the label’s border settings. |
| SeriesLabelBase.Font | Gets or sets the font used to display the label’s content. |
BarSeriesLabel.Position |
Specifies the position of series point labels, relative to their corresponding Bars. |
| SeriesLabelBase.TextOrientation | Specifies the direction of text within the series labels. |
| SeriesLabelBase.TextPattern | Gets or sets a string which represents the pattern specifying the text to be displayed within series labels. |
private void OnFormLoad(object sender, EventArgs e) {
chartControl1.Series[0].LabelsVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
BarSeriesLabel seriesLabel = chartControl1.Series[0].Label as BarSeriesLabel;
seriesLabel.BackColor = Color.White;
seriesLabel.Border.Color = Color.DarkSlateGray;
seriesLabel.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 10, FontStyle.Regular);
seriesLabel.Position = BarSeriesLabelPosition.TopInside;
seriesLabel.TextOrientation = TextOrientation.Horizontal;
seriesLabel.TextPattern = "{V:F1}";
}
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