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TitleBase.Font Property

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TitleBase.Font Property

Gets or sets the font used to display the title’s text.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

csharp
[Browsable(false)]
public Font Font { get; set; }
vb
<Browsable(False)>
Public Property Font As Font

Property Value

TypeDescription
Font

A Font object that specifies the font used to display the title’s text.

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Remarks

Important

Use the TitleBase.DXFont property instead of Font to specify the font of the title’s text.

Use the Title.Text property to specify the text of the title.

Example

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

cs
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);
        }
    }
}
vb
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 Font property.

Note

The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.

asp-net-web-forms-web-chart-control-create-drill-down-chart/CS/DrillDownChart/WebForm1.aspx.cs#L15

csharp
if (diagram != null) {
    diagram.AxisX.Label.Font = new Font(diagram.AxisX.Label.Font, FontStyle.Underline);
}

reporting-winforms-create-report-dynamically-and-bind-it-to-dataset/CS/Form1.cs#L221

csharp
(chart.Diagram as XYDiagram).AxisX.Label.Angle = 20;
(chart.Diagram as XYDiagram).AxisX.Label.Font = new Font(
    "Tahoma", 9.75F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(204)));

asp-net-web-forms-web-chart-control-create-drill-down-chart/VB/DrillDownChart/WebForm1.aspx.vb#L17

vb
If diagram IsNot Nothing Then
    diagram.AxisX.Label.Font = New Font(diagram.AxisX.Label.Font, FontStyle.Underline)
End If

reporting-winforms-create-report-dynamically-and-bind-it-to-dataset/VB/Form1.vb#L217

vb
TryCast(chart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisX.Label.Angle = 20
TryCast(chart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisX.Label.Font = New Font("Tahoma", 9.75F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, (CByte(204)))

See Also

TextColor

TitleBase Class

TitleBase Members

DevExpress.XtraCharts Namespace