corelibraries-devexpress-dot-xtracharts-dot-titlebase-e9274354.md
Gets or sets the font of the title’s text.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)]
public DXFont DXFont { get; set; }
<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Appearance)>
Public Property DXFont As DXFont
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| DXFont |
The font of the title’s text.
|
Important
Use this 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.
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 DXFont property.
Note
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winforms-chart-create-and-customize-an-axis-title/CS/AxisTitle/Form1.cs#L39
diagram.AxisX.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
diagram.AxisX.Title.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);
winforms-chart-drill-down/CS/Form1.cs#L71
diagram.Rotated = true;
diagram.AxisX.Label.DXFont = this.linkFont;
diagram.EnableAxisXScrolling = false;
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/CS/Form1.cs#L35
chartTitle1.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
chartTitle1.DXFont = new DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold);
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red;
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-an-axis-title/VB/AxisTitle/Form1.vb#L38
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.
winforms-chart-drill-down/VB/Form1.vb#L80
diagram.Rotated = True
diagram.AxisX.Label.DXFont = Me.linkFont
diagram.EnableAxisXScrolling = False
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-a-constant-line/VB/ConstLines/Form1.vb#L47
constantLine1.Title.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False
constantLine1.Title.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
constantLine1.Title.ShowBelowLine = True
winforms-chart-create-and-customize-chart-titles/VB/Form1.vb#L33
chartTitle1.EnableAntialiasing = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
chartTitle1.DXFont = New DXFont("Tahoma", 14, DXFontStyle.Bold)
chartTitle1.TextColor = Color.Red
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