Legend

Legend class

Encapsulates the object that represents the chart legend.

Properties

NameTypeDescription
PositionintGets 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.
TextHorizontalAlignmentintGets and sets the text horizontal alignment. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.
TextVerticalAlignmentintGets or sets the text vertical alignment of text. The value of the property is TextAlignmentType integer constant.
RotationAngleintRepresents 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.
TextDirectionintRepresents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant. NOTE: This member is now
ReadingOrderintRepresents text reading order. The value of the property is TextDirectionType integer constant.
DirectionTypeintGets 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.
BackgroundModeintGets and sets the display mode of the background The value of the property is BackgroundMode integer constant.
BackgroundintGets 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.
XintGets 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
YintGets 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
HeightintGets 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
WidthintGets 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.
DefaultXintRepresents x of default position
DefaultYintRepresents y of default position
DefaultWidthintRepresents width of default position
DefaultHeightintRepresents height of default position
DefaultXRatioToChartfloat
DefaultYRatioToChartfloat
DefaultWidthRatioToChartfloat
DefaultHeightRatioToChartfloat
XRatioToChartfloat
YRatioToChartfloat
WidthRatioToChartfloat
HeightRatioToChartfloat
XPixelint
YPixelint
WidthPixelintRepresents width
HeightPixelintRepresents 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: int

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: int

Legend.TextVerticalAlignment property

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

Type: int

Legend.RotationAngle property

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

Type: int

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: int

Legend.ReadingOrder property

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

Type: int

Legend.DirectionType property

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

Type: int

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: int

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: int

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: int

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: int

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: int

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: int

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: int

Legend.DefaultY property

Represents y of default position

Type: int

Legend.DefaultWidth property

Represents width of default position

Type: int

Legend.DefaultHeight property

Represents height of default position

Type: int

Legend.DefaultXRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.DefaultYRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.DefaultWidthRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.DefaultHeightRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.XRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.YRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.WidthRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.HeightRatioToChart property

Type: float

Legend.XPixel property

Type: int

Legend.YPixel property

Type: int

Legend.WidthPixel property

Represents width

Type: int

Legend.HeightPixel property

Represents height

Type: int

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
startIndexintThe index of the start of the character.
lengthintThe number of characters.

Returns: Characters object.

setPositionAuto()

Set position of the frame to automatic