Legend.ItemTemplate Property

Gets or sets the DataTemplate that specifies how to represent an item in the legend.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v21.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public DataTemplate ItemTemplate { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ItemTemplate As DataTemplate

Property Value

Type	Description
DataTemplate	A DataTemplate object that contains the template for the legend items.

Example

The following markup configures legend items that belong to series:

XAML

<dxc:ChartControl.Legends>
    <dxc:Legend HorizontalPosition="Left" 
                VerticalPosition="Top" 
                Orientation="Vertical">
        <dxc:Legend.ItemTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <dxc:LegendItemContainer>
                    <Grid Width="12" Height="12">
                        <Rectangle Stretch="Uniform" 
                                   Fill="Transparent"/>
                        <dxc:ChartContentPresenter Content="{Binding}" 
                                                   ContentTemplate="{Binding Path=MarkerTemplate}"/>
                    </Grid>
                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Text}" 
                               VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                               MaxWidth="250" 
                               Margin="4"
                               Foreground="{Binding Path=MarkerBrush}"/>
                </dxc:LegendItemContainer>
            </DataTemplate>
        </dxc:Legend.ItemTemplate>
    </dxc:Legend>
</dxc:ChartControl.Legends>

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XAML

how-to-create-a-chart-control-with-a-scrollable-legend-e3565/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L17

<dxc:LegendItemsControl ReverseItems="True"
                        ItemTemplate="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplate}"
                        LegendItems="{Binding Path=Items, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">