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Legend Property

Returns an Appearance object that you can use to access all the formatting properties of the chart's legend.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property Legend As LegendAppearance
public LegendAppearance Legend {get; set;}
Example
'sets the transparency of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.AlphaLevel = 100
'sets the backcolor of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.BackgroundColor = Color.Red
'sets the color of the border for the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.BorderColor = Color.Black
'sets the linestyle for the border
UltraChart1.Legend.BorderStyle = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.LineDrawStyle.DashDot
'determines what area of data to associate the legend with
UltraChart1.Legend.DataAssociation = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.ChartTypeData.ColumnData
'accesses the various font properties of the legend
'UltraChart1.Legend.Font
'sets the font color for the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.FontColor = Color.Yellow
'sets the format of the legend info and what to display in the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.FormatString = "<ITEM_LABEL>"
'sets the location of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.Location = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.LegendLocation.Right
'sets the margins for the edges of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Top = 2
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Bottom = 1
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Left = 2
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Right = 2
'sets the percentage of the chart control the legend will occupy
UltraChart1.Legend.SpanPercentage = 35
'hides/shows the legend.
UltraChart1.Legend.Visible = True
// sets the transparency of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.AlphaLevel = 100;
// sets the backcolor of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.BackgroundColor = Color.Red;
// sets the color of the border for the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.BorderColor = Color.Black;
// sets the linestyle for the border
UltraChart1.Legend.BorderStyle = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.LineDrawStyle.DashDot;
// determines what area of data to associate the legend with
UltraChart1.Legend.DataAssociation = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.ChartTypeData.ColumnData;
// accesses the various font properties of the legend
// ultrachart1.legend.font
// sets the font color for the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.FontColor = Color.Yellow;
// sets the format of the legend info and what to display in the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.FormatString = "";
// sets the location of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.Location = Infragistics.UltraChart.[Shared].Styles.LegendLocation.Right;
// sets the margins for the edges of the legend
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Top = 2;
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Bottom = 1;
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Left = 2;
UltraChart1.Legend.Margins.Right = 2;
// sets the percentage of the chart control the legend will occupy
UltraChart1.Legend.SpanPercentage = 35;
// hides/shows the legend.
UltraChart1.Legend.Visible = True;
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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