ChartElementNamedCollection.GetElementByName(String) Method

Gets an element within the collection by its name.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public ChartElementNamed GetElementByName(
    string name
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetElementByName(
    name As String
) As ChartElementNamed

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	A String which specifies the name of the element to find.

Returns

Type	Description
ChartElementNamed	A ChartElementNamed object that represents the element with the specified name.

Remarks

Note that this method finds only the first occurrence of an element with the specified name. If no element with the specified name is found, then this method returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-chart-add-an-additional-legend-to-a-chart/CS/LegendsSamples/Form1.cs#L30

if(view == null) return;
Indicator macd = view.Indicators.GetElementByName("MACD") as Indicator;

VB.NET

winforms-chart-accompany-chart-elements-by-text-or-image-annotations/VB/AnnotationsSample/Form1.vb#L47

' or centrally, via the chart control's repository (e.g. by its name).
Dim myTextAnnotation As TextAnnotation = CType(chartControl1.AnnotationRepository.GetElementByName("Annotation 1"), TextAnnotation)
Dim myImageAnnotation As ImageAnnotation = CType(chartControl1.AnnotationRepository.GetElementByName("Annotation 3"), ImageAnnotation)

winforms-chart-add-an-additional-legend-to-a-chart/VB/LegendsSamples/Form1.vb#L33

            If view Is Nothing Then Return
            Dim macd As Indicator = TryCast(view.Indicators.GetElementByName("MACD"), Indicator)
#Region "#AddAdditionalLegend"