ItemsLayerLegend.Layer Property

Specifies the layer from which the legend obtains data to display.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Map

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

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

Declaration

C#

public LayerBase Layer { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Layer As LayerBase

Property Value

Type	Description
LayerBase	A VectorLayer object.

Remarks

Using this property, the legend gets the information about the colors (for color legends) or sizes (for the size legend) of the specified layer.

Example

To add a legend to the map do the following.

• Create a MapLegendBase class descendant object and add it to the MapControl.Legends collection.
• Optionally, specify the MapLegendBase.Header and MapLegendBase.Description properties.
• If it needed, specify the ItemsLayerLegend.Layer property of the legend.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<dxm:MapControl.Legends>
    <dxm:ColorScaleLegend Layer="{Binding ElementName=mapLayer}" Header="GDP By Countries"
                          Description="In US dollars." RangeStopsFormat="0,B" MinWidth="550"/>
</dxm:MapControl.Legends>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

lesson-2-load-vector-cartesian-data-t230190/CS/MapLesson2/MainWindow.xaml#L12

    <dxm:ColorListLegend Header="Room Type"
                         Layer="{Binding ElementName=vectorLayer, Mode=OneWay}"/>
</dxm:MapControl.Legends>