DockableTitle.Dock Property
Gets or sets a value specifying the parent control edges, to which a title is docked.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v18.2.dll
Declaration
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public ChartTitleDockStyle Dock { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ChartTitleDockStyle | A ChartTitleDockStyle enumeration value. |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Top | A title is positioned at the top of the chart control. |
| Bottom | A title is positioned at the bottom of the chart control. |
| Left | A title is positioned to the left of the chart control. |
| Right | A title is positioned to the right of the chart control. |
Remarks
The position of a title within its parent control is specified by the Dock and AlignedTitle.Alignment properties. While the Dock property specifies the parent control’s edge (left, right, top or bottom) which a title will be allocated to, the AlignedTitle.Alignment property controls how the title is aligned (near, far, at the center) along this edge.
The images in the following table illustrate how a chart title can be docked to different edges of a chart control (note that the AlignedTitle.Alignment property is set to the default Center value).
| Top | Bottom |
|---|---|
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| Left | Right |
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For more information, refer to Chart Titles.
Example
This example demonstrates how chart titles can be accessed and customized at runtime.
// Create chart titles.
ChartTitle chartTitle1 = new ChartTitle();
ChartTitle chartTitle2 = new ChartTitle();
// Define the text for the titles.
chartTitle1.Text = "<i>Basic</i> <b>HTML</b> <u>is</u> <color=blue>supported</color>.";
chartTitle2.Text = "The capability to word-wrap is available for chart titles.";
chartTitle2.WordWrap = true;
chartTitle2.MaxLineCount = 2;
// Define the alignment of the titles.
chartTitle1.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
chartTitle2.Alignment = StringAlignment.Near;
// Place the titles where it's required.
chartTitle1.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Top;
chartTitle2.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Bottom;
// Customize a title's appearance.
chartTitle1.Antialiasing = true;
chartTitle1.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 14, FontStyle.Bold);
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red;
chartTitle1.Indent = 10;
// Add the titles to the chart.
chartControl1.Titles.AddRange(new ChartTitle[] {
chartTitle1,
chartTitle2});