public class ToolTipFreePosition :
    ToolTipPositionWithOffset

Public Class ToolTipFreePosition
    Inherits ToolTipPositionWithOffset

using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.Utils;

namespace TooltipCustomization {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            // Create an empty chart.
            ChartControl chartControl = new ChartControl();

            // Add the chart to the form.
            chartControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            this.Controls.Add(chartControl);

            // Create a series and add points to it.
            Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.Bar);
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("A", new double[] { 4 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("B", new double[] { 2 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("C", new double[] { 17 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("D", new double[] { 4 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("E", new double[] { 17 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("F", new double[] { 12 }));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("G", new double[] { 15 }));

            // Add the series to the chart.
            chartControl.Series.Add(series1);

            // Disable a crosshair cursor.
            chartControl.CrosshairEnabled = DefaultBoolean.False;

            // Enable chart tooltips. 
            chartControl.ToolTipEnabled = DefaultBoolean.True;

            // Show a tooltip's beak
            ToolTipController controller = new ToolTipController();
            chartControl.ToolTipController = controller;
            controller.ShowBeak = true;

            // Change the default tooltip mouse position to free position.
            ToolTipFreePosition freePosition = new ToolTipFreePosition();
            chartControl.ToolTipOptions.ToolTipPosition = freePosition;          
            freePosition.DockCorner = ToolTipDockCorner.TopRight;

            // Specify the tooltip point pattern.
            series1.ToolTipPointPattern = "Bar Series: {A}:{V}";
        }
    }
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.Utils

Namespace TooltipCustomization
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
            ' Create an empty chart.
            Dim chartControl As New ChartControl()

            ' Add the chart to the form.
            chartControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
            Me.Controls.Add(chartControl)

            ' Create a series and add points to it.
            Dim series1 As New Series("Series 1", ViewType.Bar)
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("A", New Double() { 4 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("B", New Double() { 2 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("C", New Double() { 17 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("D", New Double() { 4 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("E", New Double() { 17 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("F", New Double() { 12 }))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("G", New Double() { 15 }))

            ' Add the series to the chart.
            chartControl.Series.Add(series1)

            ' Disable a crosshair cursor.
            chartControl.CrosshairEnabled = DefaultBoolean.False

            ' Enable chart tooltips. 
            chartControl.ToolTipEnabled = DefaultBoolean.True

            ' Show a tooltip's beak
            Dim controller As New ToolTipController()
            chartControl.ToolTipController = controller
            controller.ShowBeak = True

            ' Change the default tooltip mouse position to free position.
            Dim freePosition As New ToolTipFreePosition()
            chartControl.ToolTipOptions.ToolTipPosition = freePosition
            freePosition = ToolTipDockCorner.TopRight     

            ' Specify the tooltip point pattern.
            series1.ToolTipPointPattern = "Bar Series: {A}:{V}"
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace