corelibraries-devexpress-dot-xtracharts-dot-titlebase-b412523f.md
Gets or sets a title’s text color.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)]
public Color TextColor { get; set; }
<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)>
Public Property TextColor As Color
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Color |
A Color structure which specifies the color of a title’s text.
|
This example demonstrates how to access an axis title at runtime.
Cast your diagram object to the required diagram type to access its axes. Then, you can access the Axis2D.Title property.
View Example: How to Create and Customize an Axis Title
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
namespace AxisTitle {
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// ...
// Cast the chart's diagram to the XYDiagram type, to access its axes.
XYDiagram diagram = chartControl1.Diagram as XYDiagram;
// Customize the appearance of the X-axis title.
diagram.AxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
diagram.AxisX.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>";
diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red;
diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
diagram.AxisX.Title.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);
// Customize the appearance of the Y-axis title.
diagram.AxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
diagram.AxisY.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
diagram.AxisY.Title.Text = "Y-axis Title";
diagram.AxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue;
diagram.AxisY.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
diagram.AxisY.Title.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);
// Add the chart to the form.
chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.Controls.Add(chartControl1);
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts
Namespace AxisTitle
Public Partial Class Form1
Inherits Form
' ...
' Hide the legend (if necessary).
chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False
' Cast the chart's diagram to the XYDiagram type, to access its axes.
Dim diagram As XYDiagram = TryCast(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram)
' Customize the appearance of the X-axis title.
diagram.AxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
diagram.AxisX.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>"
diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red
diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
diagram.AxisX.Title.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
' Customize the appearance of the Y-axis title.
diagram.AxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
diagram.AxisY.Title.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
diagram.AxisY.Title.Text = "Y-axis Title"
diagram.AxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue
diagram.AxisY.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
diagram.AxisY.Title.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
' Add the chart to the form.
chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
Me.Controls.Add(chartControl1)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the TextColor property.
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winforms-chart-create-and-customize-an-axis-title/CS/AxisTitle/Form1.cs#L37
diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>";
diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red;
diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
line.Title.Text = "Value: " + moduleData.Value.ToString();
line.Title.TextColor = line.Color;
}
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/CS/Form1.cs#L36
chartTitle1.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red;
chartTitle1.Indent = 10;
line.Title.Text = "Value: " + moduleData.Value;
line.Title.TextColor = line.Color;
}
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-an-axis-title/VB/AxisTitle/Form1.vb#L36
diagram.AxisX.Title.Text = "<i>X-axis</i> <color=violet>Title</color>"
diagram.AxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red
diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
line.Title.Text = "Value: " & moduleData.Value.ToString()
line.Title.TextColor = line.Color
End If
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-a-constant-line/VB/ConstLines/Form1.vb#L45
constantLine1.Title.Text = "Constant Line Title"
constantLine1.Title.TextColor = Color.Red
constantLine1.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/VB/Form1.vb#L34
chartTitle1.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red
chartTitle1.Indent = 10
line.Title.Text = "Value: " & moduleData.Value
line.Title.TextColor = line.Color
End If
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