FreePosition Class

The settings for the annotation free position.

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public class FreePosition :
    AnnotationShapePosition

Public Class FreePosition
    Inherits AnnotationShapePosition

Remarks

If the Annotation.ShapePosition property is specified as FreePosition , it is possible to define a parent element for the annotation shape using the FreePosition.DockTarget property. Configure the annotation layout using the FreePosition.HorizontalAlignment and FreePosition.VerticalAlignment properties. Indents from parent element edges can be customized using the Annotation.Margin property.

Example

This example demonstrates how to customize the annotation layout when the Annotation.ShapePosition property is specified as the FreePosition type.

To do this, dock the annotation to the required element using the FreePosition.DockTarget property. Then, specify the FreePosition.VerticalAlignment and FreePosition.HorizontalAlignment properties, to configure the annotation position.

MainWindow.xaml

xaml

<dxc:Annotation.ShapePosition>
    <dxc:FreePosition HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
                      VerticalAlignment="Top" 
                      DockTarget="{Binding ElementName=defaultPane}"/>
</dxc:Annotation.ShapePosition>

Inheritance

Object DispatcherObject DependencyObject Freezable ChartDependencyObject AnnotationShapePosition FreePosition