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V25.1
  • LegendBase.MarkerSize Property

    Gets or sets the marker’s height and width.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

    #Declaration

    [XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)]
    public Size MarkerSize { get; set; }

    #Property Value

    Type Description
    Size

    A Size structure which specifies the marker’s height and width, in pixels.

    #Remarks

    The following images demonstrate the MarkerSize property in action.

    MarkerSize = 20, 16 (default) MarkerSize = 24, 24 (custom)
    MarkerVisible_true MarkerSize_24_24

    For more information, refer to Legends.

    #Example

    This example demonstrates how to access a chart’s Legend and customize its appearance at runtime.

    Custom Chart Legend

    To specify whether series, indicators, Constant Lines, and Strips should be shown in the legend, set their SeriesBase.ShowInLegend, Indicator.ShowInLegend, ConstantLine.ShowInLegend, and Strip.ShowInLegend properties to true.

    View Example

    using System;
    using System.Drawing;
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    using DevExpress.Drawing;
    using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
    
    namespace ChartLegend {
        public partial class Form1 : Form {
            public Form1() {
                InitializeComponent();
            }
            private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
                // Create an empty chart.
                ChartControl chartControl1 = new ChartControl();
    
                // Create a series and add points to it.
                Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.Bar);
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("A", new double[] { 4 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("B", new double[] { 2 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("C", new double[] { 17 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("D", new double[] { 4 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("E", new double[] { 17 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("F", new double[] { 12 }));
                series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("G", new double[] { 15 }));
    
                // Add the series to the chart.
                chartControl1.Series.Add(series1);
    
                // Create a constant line (optional).
                ConstantLine constantLine1 = new ConstantLine("Constant Line 1");
                ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).AxisY.ConstantLines.Add(constantLine1);
                constantLine1.AxisValue = 4.5;
    
                // Create a strip (optional).
                Strip strip1 = new Strip("Strip 1");
                ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).AxisY.Strips.Add(strip1);
                strip1.MaxLimit.AxisValue = 15;
                strip1.MinLimit.AxisValue = 7.5;
    
                // Customize the strip's and constant line's legend appearance.
                strip1.ShowInLegend = true;
                constantLine1.ShowInLegend = true;
                constantLine1.LegendText = "Some Threshold";
    
                // Display the chart control's legend.
                chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
    
                // Define its horizontal and vertical alignment.
                chartControl1.Legend.AlignmentHorizontal = LegendAlignmentHorizontal.RightOutside;
                chartControl1.Legend.AlignmentVertical = LegendAlignmentVertical.Top;
    
                // Define the layout of items within the legend.
                chartControl1.Legend.Direction = LegendDirection.LeftToRight;
                chartControl1.Legend.EquallySpacedItems = true;
                chartControl1.Legend.HorizontalIndent = 4;
                chartControl1.Legend.VerticalIndent = 4;
                chartControl1.Legend.TextOffset = 4;
    
                // Define the limits for the legend to occupy the chart's space.
                chartControl1.Legend.MaxHorizontalPercentage = 50;
                chartControl1.Legend.MaxVerticalPercentage = 50;
    
                // Define the legend markers' options.
                chartControl1.Legend.MarkerVisible = true;
                chartControl1.Legend.MarkerSize = new Size(20, 20);
    
                // Customize the legend appearance.
                chartControl1.Legend.BackColor = Color.LightBlue;
                chartControl1.Legend.FillStyle.FillMode = FillMode.Empty;
    
                chartControl1.Legend.Border.Color = Color.DarkBlue;
                chartControl1.Legend.Border.Thickness = 2;
                chartControl1.Legend.Border.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
    
                chartControl1.Legend.Shadow.Visible = true;
                chartControl1.Legend.Shadow.Color = Color.LightGray;
                chartControl1.Legend.Shadow.Size = 2;
    
                // Customize the legend text properties.
                chartControl1.Legend.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False;
                chartControl1.Legend.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 9, DXFontStyle.Bold);
                chartControl1.Legend.TextColor = Color.DarkBlue;
    
                // Add the chart to the form.
                chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
                this.Controls.Add(chartControl1);
            }
        }
    }
    

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