How to: Adjust Series Labels

• Jun 07, 2019

This example demonstrates how you can access the options of series labels, in order to automatically resolve overlapping labels, as well as adjust their position and appearance.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="AdjustSeriesPointLabels.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" >
    <Grid>
        <dxc:ChartControl>
            <dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
                <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
                    <dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                        <dxc:PointSeries2D LabelsVisibility="True" >
                            <dxc:PointSeries2D.Points>
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="21.4231" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="22.5364" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="21.4532" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="21.8675" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="E" Value="22.6478" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="F" Value="21.4358" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="G" Value="22.3695" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="H" Value="21.7685" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="I" Value="22.4231" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="J" Value="22.5364" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="K" Value="21.4532" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="L" Value="21.8675" />
                            </dxc:PointSeries2D.Points>
                            <!--Adjust the series point labels.-->
                            <dxc:PointSeries2D.Label>
                                <dxc:SeriesLabel ResolveOverlappingMode="JustifyAllAroundPoint"
                                                 Indent="10"
                                                 ConnectorVisible="False"
                                                 Opacity="0.7">
                                </dxc:SeriesLabel>
                            </dxc:PointSeries2D.Label>
                        </dxc:PointSeries2D>
                    </dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                    <!--Adjust the Y-axis' range, to avoid empty space.-->
                    <dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisY>
                        <dxc:AxisY2D>
                            <dxc:AxisY2D.Range>
                                <dxc:AxisRange MinValue="20" MaxValue="24"/>
                            </dxc:AxisY2D.Range>
                        </dxc:AxisY2D>
                    </dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisY>
                </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
            </dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
            <dxc:ChartControl.Titles>
                <dxc:Title Content="Resolve Overlapping for Point Labels" />
            </dxc:ChartControl.Titles>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>