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V24.1

LegendDirection Enum

Lists values that specify the direction in which legend items are arranged.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.TreeMap

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.TreeMap

Declaration

public enum LegendDirection

Members

Name Description
TopToBottom

Legend items are positioned vertically from the top to the bottom of the legend.

BottomToTop

Legend items are positioned vertically from the bottom to the top of the legend.

LeftToRight

Legend items are positioned horizontally from the left to the right of the legend.

RightToLeft

Legend items are positioned horizontally from the right to the left of the legend.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return LegendDirection values:

Remarks

If the legend displays group names, they have the same order as the groups in the data source.

Example

How to Add a Legend to a Treemap

This example adds a legend to a treemap and configures its title, border, and text settings.

Treemap legend

<Window
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TreemapExample"
        xmlns:dxtm="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/treemap" 
        x:Class="TreemapExample.MainWindow"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
    <Grid>
            <dxtm:TreeMapControl x:Name="treemap">
                <dxtm:TreeMapControl.Colorizer>
                    <dxtm:TreeMapPaletteColorizer ColorizeGroups="True"/>
                </dxtm:TreeMapControl.Colorizer>
                <dxtm:TreeMapControl.Legend>
                    <dxtm:Legend HorizontalPosition="Center" VerticalPosition="BottomOutside" 
                                 Margin="10" Height="80" Padding="4" Direction="TopToBottom"
                                 BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="1">
                        <dxtm:Legend.Title>
                            <dxtm:LegendTitle Content="Field of Activity" FontSize="16" FontWeight="Bold"/>
                        </dxtm:Legend.Title>
                    </dxtm:Legend>
                </dxtm:TreeMapControl.Legend>
                <!-- Data binding settings are skipped. -->
            </dxtm:TreeMapControl>
        </Border>
    </Grid>
</Window>
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