corelibraries-devexpress-dot-xtracharts-dot-dockabletitle-3be859c2.md
Gets or sets how much the chart title is indented from the client region of its parent control.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public int Indent { get; set; }
<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Property Indent As Integer
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Int32 |
An integer value which specifies the indent, in pixels. The default is 5.
|
For more information, refer to Chart Titles.
This example demonstrates how chart titles can be accessed and customized at runtime.
// Create chart titles.
ChartTitle chartTitle1 = new ChartTitle();
ChartTitle chartTitle2 = new ChartTitle();
// Define the text for the titles.
chartTitle1.Text = "<i>Basic</i> <b>HTML</b> <u>is</u> <color=blue>supported</color>.";
chartTitle2.Text = "The capability to word-wrap is available for chart titles.";
chartTitle2.WordWrap = true;
chartTitle2.MaxLineCount = 2;
// Define the alignment of the titles.
chartTitle1.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
chartTitle2.Alignment = StringAlignment.Near;
// Place the titles where it's required.
chartTitle1.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Top;
chartTitle2.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Bottom;
// Customize a title's appearance.
chartTitle1.Antialiasing = true;
chartTitle1.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 14, FontStyle.Bold);
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red;
chartTitle1.Indent = 10;
// Add the titles to the chart.
chartControl1.Titles.AddRange(new ChartTitle[] {
chartTitle1,
chartTitle2});
' Create chart titles.
Dim chartTitle1 As New ChartTitle()
Dim chartTitle2 As New ChartTitle()
' Define the text for the titles.
chartTitle1.Text = "<i>Basic</i> <b>HTML</b> <u>is</u> <color=blue>supported</color>."
chartTitle2.Text = "The capability to word-wrap is available for chart titles."
chartTitle2.WordWrap = True
chartTitle2.MaxLineCount = 2
' Define the alignment of the titles.
chartTitle1.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
chartTitle2.Alignment = StringAlignment.Near
' Place the titles where it's required.
chartTitle1.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Top
chartTitle2.Dock = ChartTitleDockStyle.Bottom
' Customize a title's appearance.
chartTitle1.Antialiasing = True
chartTitle1.Font = New Font("Tahoma", 14, FontStyle.Bold)
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red
chartTitle1.Indent = 10
' Add the titles to the chart.
chartControl1.Titles.AddRange(New ChartTitle() { chartTitle1, chartTitle2})
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winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/CS/Form1.cs#L37
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red;
chartTitle1.Indent = 10;
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/VB/Form1.vb#L35
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red
chartTitle1.Indent = 10
' Add the titles to the chart.
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