LegendStyle.ItemsHorizontalIndent Property
Gets or sets the indent between legend items when they are arranged in a row.
Namespace: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Charts
Assembly: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Charts.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Charts
Declaration
public int ItemsHorizontalIndent { get; set; }
Property Value
Type | Description |
---|---|
Int32 | The indent between legend items, in scale-independent units. |
Remarks
Use the ItemsHorizontalIndent property to specify the distance between items when the legend is oriented horizontally (the Legend.Orientation property is set to LeftToRight). To control the spacing between items of a vertical legend, use the ItemsVerticalIndent property.
Example
This example shows how to add a legend to a pie chart and adjust the legend settings.
To add a legend to the chart, assign a Legend object to the PieChartView.Legend property and use the following properties of this object to specify the legend orientation and position:
- Orientation - display legend items in a row, from left to right.
- VerticalPosition - place the legend above the chart diagram.
- HorizontalPosition - align the legend horizontally to the center.
Set the Legend.Style property to a LegendStyle object and specify the following properties of this object to configure the legend appearance:
- BorderColor and BorderThickness - configure the legend border.
- BackgroundColor - specify the background color.
- MarkerSize and TextIndent - change the size of markers, and set the distance between an item text and marker.
ItemsHorizontalIndent
- specify the distance between legend items.- Padding - specify the distance between legend edges and content.
- TextStyle - change the item text color and size.
To exclude points of the chart’s first series from the legend, set the VisibleInLegend property of this series to false.
<dxc:PieChartView x:Name="chartView">
<dxc:PieChartView.Series>
<dxc:DonutSeries Data="{Binding SecuritiesByTypes}" VisibleInLegend="False"/>
<dxc:DonutSeries Data="{Binding SecuritiesByRisk}"/>
</dxc:PieChartView.Series>
<dxc:PieChartView.Legend>
<dxc:Legend Orientation="LeftToRight"
VerticalPosition="TopOutside"
HorizontalPosition="Center">
<dxc:Legend.Style>
<dxc:LegendStyle BorderColor="LightGray" BorderThickness="3"
BackgroundColor="Gray"
MarkerSize="30" TextIndent="10"
ItemsHorizontalIndent="50"
Padding="150,150,10,10">
<dxc:LegendStyle.TextStyle>
<dxc:TextStyle Color="White" Size="24"/>
</dxc:LegendStyle.TextStyle>
</dxc:LegendStyle>
</dxc:Legend.Style>
</dxc:Legend>
</dxc:PieChartView.Legend>
</dxc:PieChartView>