ExpandMode Property

The expand strategy of the legend.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
<DescriptionAttribute("The expand strategy of the legend.")>
<CategoryAttribute("General")>
<DefaultValueAttribute()>
Public Property ExpandMode As LegendExpandMode

'Usage
 
Dim instance As LegendData
Dim value As LegendExpandMode
 
instance.ExpandMode = value
 
value = instance.ExpandMode

[Description("The expand strategy of the legend.")]
[Category("General")]
[DefaultValue()]
public LegendExpandMode ExpandMode {get; set;}

Remarks

When you add new items to the LegendData object the legend may become too long to display in the control window or image. This is why you may wish to alter the legend layout strategy or in other words the way the legend expands when new items are added.

Example

The following example instructs the legend to expand to a limited number of rows.

Visual Basic

legend.Data.ExpandMode = LegendExpandMode.RowsFixed
legend.Data.RowCount = 4

legend.Data.ExpandMode = LegendExpandMode.RowsFixed;
legend.Data.RowCount = 4;

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

LegendData Class
LegendData Members