LegendBase.CustomItems Property

Returns a collection of custom legend items of the legend.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public CustomLegendItemCollection CustomItems { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property CustomItems As CustomLegendItemCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
CustomLegendItemCollection	A collection of CustomLegendItem objects.

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>

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XAML

how-to-add-a-custom-legend-item-to-a-legend-t377606/CS/CustomLegendItemSample/MainWindow.xaml#L25

<dxc:Legend ItemVisibilityMode="AutoGeneratedAndCustom">
    <dxc:Legend.CustomItems>
        <dxc:CustomLegendItem MarkerBrush="#FFFF8000"