DockableTitle.Indent Property

Gets or sets how much the chart title is indented from the client region of its parent control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public int Indent { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Property Indent As Integer

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32	An integer value which specifies the indent, in pixels. The default is 5.

Remarks

For more information, refer to Chart Titles.

Example

This example demonstrates how chart titles can be accessed and customized at runtime.

C#

// 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});

VB.NET

' Create chart titles.
Dim chartTitle1 As New ChartTitle()
Dim chartTitle2 As 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})

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/VB/Form1.vb#L35

chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red
chartTitle1.Indent = 10
' Add the titles to the chart.