Breadcrumbs

• Jul 08, 2019
• 2 minutes to read

The Breadcrumbs element allows end-users to navigate between data detail levels that go before the current drill-down level. This element includes the following children, which can be customized.

The ChartControl.Breadcrumbs property manages the following element appearance settings.

The following code utilizes the Breadcrumbs’ properties that the image above demonstrates.

C#

var breadcrumbs = chartControl.Breadcrumbs;
breadcrumbs.Border.Color = Color.LightGray;
breadcrumbs.Border.Visibility = DefaultBoolean.True;
breadcrumbs.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 12.0F, FontStyle.Bold);
breadcrumbs.HomeText = "Home";
breadcrumbs.HoverForeColor = Color.OrangeRed;

VB.NET

With chartControl.Breadcrumbs
    .Border.Color = Color.LightGray
    .Border.Visibility = DefaultBoolean.True
    .Font = New Font("Tahoma", 12.0F, FontStyle.Bold)
    .HomeText = "Home"
    .HoverForeColor = Color.OrangeRed
End With

The table below contains the properties used in the code above.

Property	Description
Breadcrumbs.Border	Gets the chart control’s border settings.
Breadcrumbs.Margins	Specifies the indent between the Breadcrumbs element’s edge and other chart elements (e.g. diagram, title), in pixels.
Breadcrumbs.Padding	Specifies the inner space between the Breadcrumb element’s content and its edge, in pixels.
Breadcrumbs.HomeText	Gets or sets the text that the Breadcrumb Home Item displays instead of an icon.
Breadcrumbs.Font	Gets or sets the font that Breadcrumb Items and Breadcrumb Home Item use to display their text.
Breadcrumbs.ForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color that Breadcrumb Items and Breadcrumb Home Item use in the default state to display their text.
Breadcrumbs.HoverForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color that Breadcrumb Items and Breadcrumb Home Item use in the hover state to display their text.
Breadcrumbs.InactiveForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color that Breadcrumb Items and Breadcrumb Home Item use in the inactive state to display their text.