LegendBase.AlignmentHorizontal Property
Gets or sets the legend’s horizontal alignment within the chart control.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v21.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts
Declaration
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public LegendAlignmentHorizontal AlignmentHorizontal { get; set; }
Property Value
Type | Description |
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LegendAlignmentHorizontal | A LegendAlignmentHorizontal enumeration member which specifies the legend’s horizontal alignment within the chart control. |
Available values:
Name | Description |
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LeftOutside | The legend is positioned to the left of the Chart control. |
Left | The legend is positioned on the left side of the Diagram. |
Center | Centers a legend horizontally within the Chart control. |
Right | The legend is positioned on the right side of the Diagram. |
RightOutside | The legend is positioned on the right side of the Chart control. |
Remarks
To specify the legend’s vertical alignment use the LegendBase.AlignmentVertical property.
For more information, refer to Legends.
Example
This example demonstrates how a chart’s Legend can be accessed and customized at runtime.
To control whether series, indicators, Constant Lines and Strips should be shown in the legend, use their SeriesBase.ShowInLegend, Indicator.ShowInLegend, ConstantLine.ShowInLegend and Strip.ShowInLegend properties.
Legend legend = chartControl1.Legend;
// Display the chart control's legend.
legend.Visible = true;
// Define its margins and alignment relative to the diagram.
legend.Margins.All = 8;
legend.AlignmentHorizontal = LegendAlignmentHorizontal.RightOutside;
legend.AlignmentVertical = LegendAlignmentVertical.Top;
// Define the layout of items within the legend.
legend.Direction = LegendDirection.LeftToRight;
legend.EquallySpacedItems = true;
legend.HorizontalIndent = 8;
legend.VerticalIndent = 8;
legend.TextVisible = true;
legend.TextOffset = 8;
legend.MarkerVisible = true;
legend.MarkerSize = new Size(20, 20);
legend.Padding.All = 4;
// Define the limits for the legend to occupy the chart's space.
legend.MaxHorizontalPercentage = 50;
legend.MaxVerticalPercentage = 50;
// Customize the legend appearance.
legend.BackColor = Color.Beige;
legend.FillStyle.FillMode = FillMode.Gradient;
((RectangleGradientFillOptions)legend.FillStyle.Options).Color2 = Color.Bisque;
legend.Border.Visible = true;
legend.Border.Color = Color.DarkBlue;
legend.Border.Thickness = 2;
legend.Shadow.Visible = true;
legend.Shadow.Color = Color.LightGray;
legend.Shadow.Size = 2;
// Customize the legend text properties.
legend.Antialiasing = false;
legend.Font = new Font("Arial", 9, FontStyle.Bold);
legend.TextColor = Color.DarkBlue;