Legend.Orientation Property

Specifies whether the legend items are vertically or horizontally oriented.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Charts, DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public Orientation Orientation { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Orientation As Orientation

Property Value

Type	Description
Orientation	A Orientation enumeration value, specifying the orientation of legend items.

Remarks

The following images demonstrate the Orientation property in action.

Orientation = Horizontal
Orientation = Vertical

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

how-to-invoke-the-chart-designer-at-runtime-t254238/CS/ChartDesignerRuntime/MainWindow.xaml#L43

<dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
    <dxc:Legend HorizontalPosition="Left" VerticalPosition="BottomOutside" Orientation="Horizontal" ReverseItems="False"/>
</dxc:ChartControl.Legend>

how-to-save-and-restore-chart-layout/CS/SaveLayoutSample/MainWindow.xaml#L133

                VerticalPosition="TopOutside"
                Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</dxc:ChartControl.Legends>