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LegendItemCheckedEventArgs.NewCheckState Property

Gets a value that indicates the check state of a legend item after the ChartControl.LegendItemChecked event is handled.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.2.dll

Declaration

public bool NewCheckState { get; }

Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true, if a legend item is checked; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the NewCheckState property to define the check state for a legend item after the ChartControl.LegendItemChecked (WebChartControl.LegendItemChecked) event is handled.

Note

Set the Legend.UseCheckBoxes property to CheckBox, CheckBoxAndMarker or MarkerAndCheckBox to use legend check boxes.

For more information on legend checkboxes, see the corresponding section of the Legend Check Box topic.

Example

This example demonstrates how to show chart series (Point, Line, or Area) depending on the selection state of a custom radio button in the chart legend.

View Example

Custom Legend Item

Use the ChartControl.CustomDrawSeries event handler to create a custom appearance for radio buttons based on the color of a selected series. Handle the ChartControl.LegendItemChecked event and use e.CheckedElement and SeriesBase.CheckedInLegend proeprties to show (or hide) the chart series when you switch between radio buttons.

using DevExpress.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace CustomCheckboxesInLegendViewAndBehavior {
    public partial class mainForm : Form {
        const int LegendRadioSide = 17;
        const int LegendRadioInnerPointBoundsSide = 8;
        const float LegendRadioWidth = 1.5f;
        bool initializationFlag = false;

        public mainForm() {
            InitializeComponent();
            chartControl.BeginInit(); {
                chartControl.LegendItemChecked += OnLegendItemChecked;
                chartControl.CustomDrawSeries += OnCustomDrawSeries;
                chartControl.Legend.UseCheckBoxes = true;
                chartControl.Series["Point"].CheckedInLegend = false;
                chartControl.Series["Line"].CheckedInLegend = true;
                chartControl.Series["Area"].CheckedInLegend = false;
            }
            chartControl.EndInit();
            initializationFlag = false;
        }

        void OnLegendItemChecked(object sender, LegendItemCheckedEventArgs e) {
            if (initializationFlag == true)
                return;
            initializationFlag = true; {
                Series checkedSeries = e.CheckedElement as Series;
                if (checkedSeries == null)
                    throw new Exception("Expected series only");
                foreach (Series series in chartControl.Series)
                    series.CheckedInLegend = false;
                checkedSeries.CheckedInLegend = true;
                chartControl.Titles[0].Text = checkedSeries.Name;
            }
            initializationFlag = false;
        }

        void OnCustomDrawSeries(object sender, CustomDrawSeriesEventArgs e) {
            DXBitmap bitmap = new DXBitmap(LegendRadioSide, LegendRadioSide);
            using (DXGraphics graphics = DXGraphics.FromImage(bitmap)) {
                graphics.SmoothingMode = DXSmoothingMode.HighQuality;
                Color seriesColor = GetSeriesColor(e.Series, chartControl);
                using (DXPen radioPen = new DXPen(seriesColor, LegendRadioWidth)) {
                    int radioRadius = LegendRadioSide - 3;
                    Rectangle radioRectangle = new Rectangle(1, 1, radioRadius, radioRadius);
                    graphics.DrawEllipse(radioPen, radioRectangle);
                }
                if (e.Series.CheckedInLegend) {
                    using (DXBrush brush = new DXSolidBrush(seriesColor)) {
                        int coord = (LegendRadioSide - LegendRadioInnerPointBoundsSide) / 2;
                        Rectangle filledEllipseBounds = new Rectangle(coord, coord,
                              LegendRadioInnerPointBoundsSide, LegendRadioInnerPointBoundsSide);
                        graphics.FillEllipse(brush, filledEllipseBounds);
                    }
                }
            }
            e.DisposeLegendMarkerImage = true;
            e.DXLegendMarkerImage = bitmap;
        }

        Color GetSeriesColor(Series series, ChartControl chartControl) {
            int seriesIndex = chartControl.Series.IndexOf(series);
            string paletteName = chartControl.PaletteName;
            Palette currentPalette = chartControl.PaletteRepository[paletteName];
            PaletteEntry paletteEntryAccordingToSeries = currentPalette[seriesIndex];
            Color result = paletteEntryAccordingToSeries.Color;
            return result;
        }
    }
}
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