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.NET Framework 4.5.2+

DataLabelBase.Separator Property

Gets or sets the string value that represents a separator for different items displayed in a data label.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v23.1.Core.dll

Declaration

string Separator { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
String

A string used as a separator.

Remarks

Use the Separator property to separate each item (such as the category name, series name, data point value or percentage value) in a data label with a comma, semicolon, new line character or any other text value you specify.

Example

The example below demonstrates how to create a pie chart and adjust display settings of its data labels. Set the DataLabelBase.ShowCategoryName and DataLabelBase.ShowPercent properties to true to display both category names and percentage values in data labels. To separate these entries, assign a new line character to the DataLabelBase.Separator property. The percentage value appears on a separate line.

data labels with separators

View Example

Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets["chartTask1"];
workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = worksheet;

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet["B2:C7"]);
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["E2"];
chart.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells["K15"];

// Display the category name and percentage.
DataLabelOptions dataLabels = chart.Views[0].DataLabels;
dataLabels.ShowCategoryName = true;
dataLabels.ShowPercent = true;
dataLabels.Separator = "\n";

// Set the chart style.
chart.Style = ChartStyle.ColorGradient;
// Hide the legend.
chart.Legend.Visible = false;
// Set the angle of the first pie-chart slice.
chart.Views[0].FirstSliceAngle = 100;

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