SeriesLabelBase.TextOrientation Property

Specifies the direction of text within the series labels.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public virtual TextOrientation TextOrientation { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Overridable Property TextOrientation As TextOrientation

Property Value

Type	Description
TextOrientation	A TextOrientation enumeration value that specifies the text direction for the series labels.

Available values:

Name	Description
Horizontal	The series labels are not rotated.
TopToBottom	The series labels are rotated vertically, clockwise.
BottomToTop	The series labels are rotated vertically, counterclockwise.

Remarks

The following images demonstrate the TextOrientation property in action.

TextOrientation = Horizontal	TextOrientation = TopToBottom	TextOrientation = BottomToTop

Example

This example demonstrates how to customize the Side-by-Side Bar series label position and appearance.

Use the following API members to customize bar series labels:

Member	Description
Series.LabelsVisibility	Specifies whether to show series labels.
BarSeriesLabel	Defines label settings for bar series.
SeriesLabelBase.BackColor	Gets or sets the label’s background color.
SeriesLabelBase.Border	Gets the label’s border settings.
SeriesLabelBase.Font	Gets or sets the font used to display the label’s content.
BarSeriesLabel.Position	Specifies the position of series point labels, relative to their corresponding Bars.
SeriesLabelBase.TextOrientation	Specifies the direction of text within the series labels.
SeriesLabelBase.TextPattern	Gets or sets a string which represents the pattern specifying the text to be displayed within series labels.

C#

private void OnFormLoad(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    chartControl1.Series[0].LabelsVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;

    BarSeriesLabel seriesLabel = chartControl1.Series[0].Label as BarSeriesLabel;
    seriesLabel.BackColor = Color.White;
    seriesLabel.Border.Color = Color.DarkSlateGray;
    seriesLabel.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 10, FontStyle.Regular);
    seriesLabel.Position = BarSeriesLabelPosition.TopInside;
    seriesLabel.TextOrientation = TextOrientation.Horizontal;
    seriesLabel.TextPattern = "{V:F1}";            
}

VB.NET

Private Sub OnFormLoad(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    chartControl1.Series(0).LabelsVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.[True]

    Dim seriesLabel As BarSeriesLabel = TryCast(chartControl1.Series(0).Label, BarSeriesLabel)
    seriesLabel.BackColor = Color.White
    seriesLabel.Border.Color = Color.DarkSlateGray
    seriesLabel.Font = New Font("Tahoma", 10, FontStyle.Regular)
    seriesLabel.Position = BarSeriesLabelPosition.TopInside
    seriesLabel.TextOrientation = TextOrientation.Horizontal
    seriesLabel.TextPattern = "{V:F1}"
End Sub