Legend

Legend class

Encapsulates the object that represents the chart legend.

Properties

NameTypeDescription
PositionNumberGets or sets the legend position type. The value of the property is LegendPositionType integer constant. Default positio
LegendEntriesLegendEntryCollectionGets a collection of all the LegendEntry objects in the specified chart legend. Setting the legend entries of the surfac
LegendEntriesLabelsArrayListGets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, p
IsOverLaybooleanGets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.
IsAutoTextbooleanIndicates the text is auto generated.
IsDeletedbooleanIndicates whether this data labels is deleted.
TextHorizontalAlignmentNumberGets and sets the text horizontal alignment. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.
TextVerticalAlignmentNumberGets or sets the text vertical alignment of text. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.
RotationAngleNumberRepresents text rotation angle. 0: Not rotated. 255: Top to Bottom. -90: Downward. 90: Upward.
IsAutomaticRotationbooleanIndicates whether the text of the chart is automatically rotated.
TextStringGets or sets the text of a frame’s title.
LinkedSourceStringGets and sets a reference to the worksheet.
TextDirectionNumberRepresents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant. NOTE: This member is now
ReadingOrderNumberRepresents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant.
DirectionTypeNumberGets and sets the direction of text. The value of the property is ChartTextDirectionType integer constant.
IsTextWrappedbooleanGets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.
IsResizeShapeToFitTextbooleanGets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text
IsInnerModebooleanIndicates whether the size of the plot area size includes the tick marks, and the axis labels. False specifies that the
ChartChartGets the chart to which this object belongs.
BorderLineGets the Line .
AreaAreaGets the area .
TextFontFontGets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use ChartFrame
TextOptionsTextOptionsGets and sets the options of the text.
FontFontGets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object.
AutoScaleFontbooleanTrue if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.
BackgroundModeNumberGets and sets the display mode of the background The value of the property is BackgroundMode integer constant.
BackgroundNumberGets and sets the display mode of the background The value of the property is BackgroundMode integer constant. NOTE: Thi
IsAutomaticSizebooleanIndicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.
XNumberGets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4
YNumberGets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4
HeightNumberGets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Height
WidthNumberGets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Width In
ShadowbooleanTrue if the frame has a shadow.
ShapePropertiesShapePropertyCollectionGets the ShapeProperties object.
IsDefaultPosBeSetbooleanIndicates whether default position(DefaultX, DefaultY, DefaultWidth and DefaultHeight) are set.
DefaultXNumberRepresents x of default position
DefaultYNumberRepresents y of default position
DefaultWidthNumberRepresents width of default position
DefaultHeightNumberRepresents height of default position
DefaultXRatioToChartNumber
DefaultYRatioToChartNumber
DefaultWidthRatioToChartNumber
DefaultHeightRatioToChartNumber
XRatioToChartNumber
YRatioToChartNumber
WidthRatioToChartNumber
HeightRatioToChartNumber
XPixelNumber
YPixelNumber
WidthPixelNumberRepresents width
HeightPixelNumberRepresents height

Methods

NameDescription
getLegendLabelsGets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method.
charactersReturns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the text.
setPositionAutoSet position of the frame to automatic

Legend.Position property

Gets or sets the legend position type. The value of the property is LegendPositionType integer constant. Default position is right. If the legend is at left or right side of the chart, setting Legend.X property will not take effect. If the legend is at top or bottom side of the chart, setting Legend.Y property will not take effect.

Type: Number

Legend.LegendEntries property

Gets a collection of all the LegendEntry objects in the specified chart legend. Setting the legend entries of the surface chart is not supported. So it will return null if the chart type is surface chart type.

Type: LegendEntryCollection

Legend.LegendEntriesLabels property

Gets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use Legend.GetLegendLabels method. This property will be removed 12 months later since November 2023. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Type: ArrayList

Legend.IsOverLay property

Gets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.

Type: boolean

Legend.IsAutoText property

Indicates the text is auto generated.

Type: boolean

Legend.IsDeleted property

Indicates whether this data labels is deleted.

Type: boolean

Legend.TextHorizontalAlignment property

Gets and sets the text horizontal alignment. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.

Type: Number

Legend.TextVerticalAlignment property

Gets or sets the text vertical alignment of text. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.

Type: Number

Legend.RotationAngle property

Represents text rotation angle. 0: Not rotated. 255: Top to Bottom. -90: Downward. 90: Upward.

Type: Number

Legend.IsAutomaticRotation property

Indicates whether the text of the chart is automatically rotated.

Type: boolean

Legend.Text property

Gets or sets the text of a frame’s title.

Type: String

Legend.LinkedSource property

Gets and sets a reference to the worksheet.

Type: String

Legend.TextDirection property

Represents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use ChartTextFrame.ReadingOrder property. This property will be removed 12 months later since March 2020. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Type: Number

Legend.ReadingOrder property

Represents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant.

Type: Number

Legend.DirectionType property

Gets and sets the direction of text. The value of the property is ChartTextDirectionType integer constant.

Type: Number

Legend.IsTextWrapped property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.

Type: boolean

Legend.IsResizeShapeToFitText property

Gets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text within a shape is scaled in order to contain all the text inside.

Type: boolean

Legend.IsInnerMode property

Indicates whether the size of the plot area size includes the tick marks, and the axis labels. False specifies that the size shall determine the size of the plot area, the tick marks, and the axis labels. Only for Xlsx file.

Type: boolean

Legend.Chart property

Gets the chart to which this object belongs.

Type: Chart

Legend.Border property

Gets the Line .

Type: Line

Legend.Area property

Gets the area .

Type: Area

Legend.TextFont property

Gets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use ChartFrame.Font property. This property will be removed 12 months later since JANUARY 2012. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Type: Font

Legend.TextOptions property

Gets and sets the options of the text.

Type: TextOptions

Legend.Font property

Gets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object.

Type: Font

Legend.AutoScaleFont property

True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.

Type: boolean

Legend.BackgroundMode property

Gets and sets the display mode of the background The value of the property is BackgroundMode integer constant.

Type: Number

Legend.Background property

Gets and sets the display mode of the background The value of the property is BackgroundMode integer constant. NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use ChartFrame.BackgroundMode property. This property will be removed 12 months later since JANUARY 2012. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Type: Number

Legend.IsAutomaticSize property

Indicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.

Type: boolean

Legend.X property

Gets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? X In Pixels = X * Chart.ChartObject.Width / 4000;

Type: Number

Legend.Y property

Gets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Y In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

Type: Number

Legend.Height property

Gets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Height In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

Type: Number

Legend.Width property

Gets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area. How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Width In Pixels = Width * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

Type: Number

Legend.Shadow property

True if the frame has a shadow.

Type: boolean

Legend.ShapeProperties property

Gets the ShapeProperties object.

Type: ShapePropertyCollection

Legend.IsDefaultPosBeSet property

Indicates whether default position(DefaultX, DefaultY, DefaultWidth and DefaultHeight) are set.

Type: boolean

Legend.DefaultX property

Represents x of default position

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultY property

Represents y of default position

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultWidth property

Represents width of default position

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultHeight property

Represents height of default position

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultXRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultYRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultWidthRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.DefaultHeightRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.XRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.YRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.WidthRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.HeightRatioToChart property

Type: Number

Legend.XPixel property

Type: Number

Legend.YPixel property

Type: Number

Legend.WidthPixel property

Represents width

Type: Number

Legend.HeightPixel property

Represents height

Type: Number

getLegendLabels()

Gets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method.

characters(startIndex, length)

Returns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the text.

ParameterTypeDescription
startIndexNumberThe index of the start of the character.
lengthNumberThe number of characters.

Returns: Characters object.

setPositionAuto()

Set position of the frame to automatic