Legend.UseCheckBoxes Property

Specifies a value which determines whether to use checkboxes instead of markers on a chart legend for all legend items.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[OldApi("This is old API. It is recommended to use the MarkerMode property instead.")]
[XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
public bool UseCheckBoxes { get; set; }

VB.NET

<OldApi("This is old API. It is recommended to use the MarkerMode property instead.")>
<Browsable(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Hidden)>
Public Property UseCheckBoxes As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if legend checkboxes are shown instead of markers for all legend items; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This property is out of date. We recommend to use the Legend.MarkerMode property instead.

To learn more on legend checkboxes, see the corresponding section of the Legends topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-chart-create-custom-legend-radio-buttons-to-control-visibility-of-a-chart-series/CS/MainForm.cs#L19

chartControl.CustomDrawSeries += OnCustomDrawSeries;
chartControl.Legend.UseCheckBoxes = true;
chartControl.Series["Point"].CheckedInLegend = false;

VB.NET

winforms-chart-create-custom-legend-radio-buttons-to-control-visibility-of-a-chart-series/VB/MainForm.vb#L26

AddHandler chartControl.CustomDrawSeries, AddressOf OnCustomDrawSeries
chartControl.Legend.UseCheckBoxes = True
chartControl.Series("Point").CheckedInLegend = False