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ShapeTitleOptions.Pattern Property

Gets or sets the pattern for shape titles.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Map

#Declaration

[DefaultValue("")]
public string Pattern { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
String String.Empty

A String value.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to Pattern
MapShape
.TitleOptions .Pattern

#Remarks

This property allows specifying text displaying as a title of a vector item. Also it allows using attributes to show them inside the title.

#Example

This example demonstrates how to customize shape title options. To do this, customize the required properties from the following list.

using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraMap;
// ...
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
    MapItemStorage storage = new MapItemStorage();
    VectorItemsLayer layer = new VectorItemsLayer() {
        Data = storage
    };

    dot = new MapDot() { Size = 100 };
    dot.TitleOptions.TextColor = Color.Orange;
    dot.TitleOptions.TextGlowColor = Color.Black;
    dot.TitleOptions.Pattern = "{Title}";

    dot.Attributes.Add(new MapItemAttribute() { Name = "Title", Value = "Hello,\nI am Dot." });
    storage.Items.Add(dot);

    mapControl1.Layers.Add(layer);
}

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