Spread Windows Forms 12.0 Product Documentation
ManualLayout Property (LegendArea)
Example 


FarPoint.Win.Chart Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Chart Namespace > LegendArea Class : ManualLayout Property
Gets or sets whether the legend items are manually placed.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property ManualLayout As Boolean
'Usage
 
Dim instance As LegendArea
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.ManualLayout = value
 
value = instance.ManualLayout
public bool ManualLayout {get; set;}
Remarks
When the ManualLayout property is false and the legend changes size or location, the plot area is adjusted to follow the legend area.
Example
This example sets the ManualLayout property.
FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries aseries = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries();
aseries.SeriesName = "Series1";
aseries.Values.Add(2);
aseries.Values.Add(4);
aseries.Values.Add(3);
aseries.Values.Add(5);
aseries.AreaFill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.GradientFill(Color.Azure, Color.Bisque);
FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries aseries1 = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries();
aseries1.SeriesName = "Series2";
aseries1.Values.Add(1);
aseries1.Values.Add(2);
aseries1.Values.Add(4);
aseries1.Values.Add(8);
aseries1.AreaFill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.GradientFill(Color.Azure, Color.Bisque);
aseries.AreaBorder = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(Color.Blue);
FarPoint.Win.Chart.YPlotArea plotArea = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.YPlotArea();
plotArea.Series.Add(aseries);
plotArea.Series.Add(aseries1);
FarPoint.Win.Chart.LabelArea Label = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.LabelArea();
Label.Text = "Area Chart";
Label.Border = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(System.Drawing.Color.Blue);
Label.Fill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Yellow);
Label.Location = new PointF(0.5F, 0.02F);
Label.TextFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 10);
Label.TextFill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Black);
FarPoint.Win.Chart.LegendArea legend = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.LegendArea();
legend.ManualLayout = false;
legend.Border = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(System.Drawing.Color.Blue);
legend.Fill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Yellow);
legend.TextFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 10);
legend.TextFill = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Black);
FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartModel model = new FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartModel();
model.LabelAreas.Add(Label);
model.LegendAreas.Add(legend);
model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea);
FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart chart = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart();
chart.Size = new Size(400, 300);
chart.Location = new Point(10, 10);
chart.Model = model;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Charts.Add(chart);
Dim aseries As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries
aseries.SeriesName = "Series1"
aseries.Values.Add(2.0)
aseries.Values.Add(4.0)
aseries.Values.Add(3.0)
aseries.Values.Add(5.0)
aseries.AreaFill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.GradientFill(Color.Azure, Color.Bisque)
Dim aseries1 As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.AreaSeries
aseries1.SeriesName = "Series2"
aseries1.Values.Add(1.0)
aseries1.Values.Add(2.0)
aseries1.Values.Add(4.0)
aseries1.Values.Add(8.0)
aseries1.AreaFill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.GradientFill(Color.Azure, Color.Bisque)
aseries.AreaBorder = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(Color.Blue)
Dim plotArea As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.YPlotArea()
plotArea.Series.Add(aseries)
plotArea.Series.Add(aseries1)
Dim Label As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LabelArea()
Label.Text = "Area Chart"
Label.Border = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(System.Drawing.Color.Blue)
Label.Fill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Yellow)
Label.Location = New PointF(0.5F, 0.02F)
Label.TextFont = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 10)
Label.TextFill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Black)
Dim legend As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LegendArea()
legend.ManualLayout = False
legend.Border = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidLine(System.Drawing.Color.Blue)
legend.Fill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Yellow)
legend.TextFont = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 10)
legend.TextFill = New FarPoint.Win.Chart.SolidFill(System.Drawing.Color.Black)
Dim model As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartModel()
model.LabelAreas.Add(Label)
model.LegendAreas.Add(legend)
model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea)
Dim chart As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.Chart.SpreadChart()
chart.Size = New Size(400, 300)
chart.Location = New Point(10, 10)
chart.Model = model
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Charts.Add(chart)
See Also

Reference

LegendArea Class
LegendArea Members