corelibraries-devexpress-dot-xtracharts-dot-chartelementnamedcollection-dot-getelementbyname-x28-system-dot-string-x29.md
Gets an element within the collection by its name.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts
public ChartElementNamed GetElementByName(
string name
)
Public Function GetElementByName(
name As String
) As ChartElementNamed
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | String |
A String which specifies the name of the element to find.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ChartElementNamed |
A ChartElementNamed object that represents the element with the specified name.
|
Note that this method finds only the first occurrence of an element with the specified name. If no element with the specified name is found, then this method returns null ( Nothing in Visual Basic).
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winforms-chart-add-an-additional-legend-to-a-chart/CS/LegendsSamples/Form1.cs#L30
if(view == null) return;
Indicator macd = view.Indicators.GetElementByName("MACD") as Indicator;
' or centrally, via the chart control's repository (e.g. by its name).
Dim myTextAnnotation As TextAnnotation = CType(chartControl1.AnnotationRepository.GetElementByName("Annotation 1"), TextAnnotation)
Dim myImageAnnotation As ImageAnnotation = CType(chartControl1.AnnotationRepository.GetElementByName("Annotation 3"), ImageAnnotation)
winforms-chart-add-an-additional-legend-to-a-chart/VB/LegendsSamples/Form1.vb#L33
If view Is Nothing Then Return
Dim macd As Indicator = TryCast(view.Indicators.GetElementByName("MACD"), Indicator)
#Region "#AddAdditionalLegend"
See Also
ChartElementNamedCollection Class