CustomLegendItem.Text Property

Gets or sets the text displayed by the custom legend item.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public string Text { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Text As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String that specifies the legend item text.

Example

To add a custom legend item to a legend, create a new instance of the CustomLegendItem class and add it to the LegendBase.CustomItems collection. Then, configure the custom item, for example, using the CustomLegendItem.Text property to set the item’s text and the CustomLegendItem.MarkerTemplate property to set the item’s marker.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<Window.Resources>
    <DataTemplate x:Key="markerTemplate">
        <Image Source="Images/DXLogo.png"/>
    </DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
        <dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
            <dxc:Legend ItemVisibilityMode="AutoGeneratedAndCustom">
                <dxc:Legend.CustomItems>
                    <dxc:CustomLegendItem MarkerBrush="#FFFF8000" 
                                          MarkerTemplate="{Binding Source={StaticResource markerTemplate}}" 
                                          Text="Powered by DevExpress"/>
                </dxc:Legend.CustomItems>
            </dxc:Legend>
        </dxc:ChartControl.Legend>