LegendItemContainer Class

Storage for a legend item’s appearance settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v20.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public class LegendItemContainer :
    DockPanel,
    IHitTestableElement

VB.NET

Public Class LegendItemContainer
    Inherits DockPanel
    Implements IHitTestableElement

Remarks

The Chart Control uses this container to lay out a legend item’s children (a marker, text, etc.).

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-display-check-boxes-for-legend-items-to-control-the-visibility-of-series-in-the-unbou-e2842/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L83

<DataTemplate>
    <dxc:LegendItemContainer
        Margin="{DynamicResource {dxt:ChartControlThemeKey ResourceKey=LegendItemMargin}}"

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

Visual

UIElement

FrameworkElement

Panel

DockPanel

LegendItemContainer