TitleBase.Visible Property

Specifies whether the title is visible.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)]
public bool Visible { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)>
Public Property Visible As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the title is visible; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the Visible property to show or hide the title within a chart element.

Example

This example demonstrates how to access an axis title at runtime.

Cast your diagram object to the required diagram type to access its axes. Then, you can access the Axis2D.Title property.

View Example: How to Create and Customize an Axis Title

C#

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

namespace AxisTitle {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        // ...
            // Cast the chart's diagram to the XYDiagram type, to access its axes.
            XYDiagram diagram = chartControl1.Diagram as XYDiagram;

            // Customize the appearance of the X-axis title.
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>";
            diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red;
            diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
            diagram.AxisX.Title.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);

            // Customize the appearance of the Y-axis title.
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Text = "Y-axis Title";
            diagram.AxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue;
            diagram.AxisY.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
            diagram.AxisY.Title.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);

            // Add the chart to the form.
            chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            this.Controls.Add(chartControl1);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts

Namespace AxisTitle

    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits Form
        ' ...
            ' Hide the legend (if necessary).
            chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False
            ' Cast the chart's diagram to the XYDiagram type, to access its axes.
            Dim diagram As XYDiagram = TryCast(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram)
            ' Customize the appearance of the X-axis title.
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
            diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>"
            diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red
            diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
            diagram.AxisX.Title.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
            ' Customize the appearance of the Y-axis title.
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
            diagram.AxisY.Title.Text = "Y-axis Title"
            diagram.AxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue
            diagram.AxisY.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
            diagram.AxisY.Title.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
            ' Add the chart to the form.
            chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
            Me.Controls.Add(chartControl1)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

winforms-chart-create-and-customize-a-constant-line/VB/ConstLines/Form1.vb#L43

' Customize the constant line's title.
constantLine1.Title.Visible = True
constantLine1.Title.Text = "Constant Line Title"