Legend

A legend displays labels for the series in a chart, usually along with a small graphic item that identifies the series (by color and/or style). It is even possible to add more than one legend to a chart.

The legend will typically contain one legend item for each series displayed in a chart. The item has a small graphic that identifies the series in the chart, and a label that corresponds to the series name.

Legend Properties

Property

Name

Type

Description

Visible

visible

Boolean

Flag that indicates whether or not this legend should be displayed.

Width

width

Float

Preferred width of the legend.

Height

height

Float

Preferred height of the legend.

Margins

margins

Data Table

Margin around the outside of the legend's frame. See Rectangle Insets.

Padding

padding

Data Table

Area of whitespace inside the legend's frame. See Rectangle Insets.

Frame

frame

Data Table

Border that will be drawn around the legend. See Block Frame.

Position

position

String

Position of the legend within the chart (Top, Bottom, Left, or Right).

Horizontal Alignment

horizontalAlignment

String

Horizontal alignment for the legend. Usually used if Position is Top or Bottom.

Vertical Alignment

verticalAlignment

String

Vertical alignment for the legend. Usually used if Position is Left or Right.

Background Paint

backgroundPaint

Data Table

Background paint for the legend.

Item Font

itemFont

Data Table

Font for the legend item labels.

Item Label Padding

itemLabelPadding

Data Table

Padding for the item labels. See Rectangle Insets.

Item Paint

itemPaint

Data Table

Legend item paint.

Legend Item Graphic Anchor

legendItemGraphicAnchor

String

The location of the item graphic within its rectangle is determined by two attributes, the anchor point and the location. The anchor point is a point on the item graphic that can be aligned with the location point.

Available anchor values are Center, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, and Bottom Right.

Legend Item Graphic Edge

legendItemGraphicEdge

String

Location of the item graphic relative to its text (Top, Bottom, Left, or Right).

Legend Item Graphic Location

legendItemGraphicLocation

String

Location of item graphic, relative to the bounding box of the legend item.

Available location values are Center, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, and Bottom Right.

Legend Item Graphic Padding

legendItemGraphicPadding

Data Table

Padding around the legend item graphic. See Rectangle Insets.

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