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SpreadsheetAxisLabelOverlappingOptions.AllowStagger Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to stagger axis labels when resolving overlapping labels.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
public bool AllowStagger { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true, if staggering axis labels is allowed; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to AllowStagger
SpreadsheetChartsViewOptions
.CategoryAxisLabels .AllowStagger
SpreadsheetChartsViewOptions
.ValueAxisLabels .AllowStagger

#Remarks

The following table demonstrates the AllowStagger property in action.

AllowStagger = true AllowStagger = false
SpreadsheetChart_AxisLabels_AllowStagger_True SpreadsheetChart_AxisLabels_AllowStagger_False

Use the AllowStagger, SpreadsheetAxisLabelOverlappingOptions.AllowRotate and SpreadsheetAxisLabelOverlappingOptions.AllowHide properties to specify what algorithms should be used to resolve the problem with overlapping axis labels.

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