ChartDataLabels Class

Namespace:
GemBox.Spreadsheet.Charts
Assembly:
GemBox.Spreadsheet.dll

Represents the settings for the data labels for an entire series or the entire chart.

public sealed class ChartDataLabels
Public NotInheritable Class ChartDataLabels
Inheritance:
System.Object
ChartDataLabels

Properties

Fill

Gets or sets the fill formatting options.

public FillFormat Fill { get; set; }
Public Property Fill As FillFormat
Property Value
FillFormat

The fill formatting options.

LabelContainsCategoryName

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the category name should be shown in a data label.

public bool LabelContainsCategoryName { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsCategoryName As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if the category name should be shown in a data label; otherwise, false.

LabelContainsLegendKey

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the legend key should be shown in a data label.

public bool LabelContainsLegendKey { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsLegendKey As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if the legend key should be shown in a data label; otherwise, false.

LabelContainsPercentage

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the percentage should be shown in a data label.

public bool LabelContainsPercentage { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsPercentage As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if the percentage should be shown in a data label; otherwise, false.

LabelContainsSeriesName

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the series name should be shown in a data label.

public bool LabelContainsSeriesName { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsSeriesName As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if the series name should be shown in a data label; otherwise, false.

LabelContainsValue

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the value should be shown in a data label.

public bool LabelContainsValue { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsValue As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if the value should be shown in a data label; otherwise, false.

LabelContainsValueFromCells

Gets or sets value from cells as a cell range reference (for example, 'Sheet1!A1:D1') that should be shown in a data label. Null if value from cells should not be shown.

public string LabelContainsValueFromCells { get; set; }
Public Property LabelContainsValueFromCells As String
Property Value
System.String

Value from cells that should be shown, null otherwise.

Remarks

Supported only in XLSX and XLSB.

LabelPosition

Gets or sets the position of the data label.

public DataLabelPosition LabelPosition { get; set; }
Public Property LabelPosition As DataLabelPosition
Property Value
DataLabelPosition

The position of the data label.

NumberFormat

Gets or sets the number format used for formatting data labels. If NumberFormatLinkedToSource is true, then number format from chart's source data (cells) will be used to format data labels. Setting this property, sets NumberFormatLinkedToSource to false.

public string NumberFormat { get; set; }
Public Property NumberFormat As String
Property Value
System.String

The number format used for formatting data labels.

NumberFormatLinkedToSource

Gets or sets a value indicating whether number format from chart's source data (cells) will be used to format data labels.

public bool NumberFormatLinkedToSource { get; set; }
Public Property NumberFormatLinkedToSource As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if number format from chart's source data (cells) will be used to format data labels; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Default value of this property is true.

Outline

Gets or sets the outline formatting options.

public LineFormat Outline { get; set; }
Public Property Outline As LineFormat
Property Value
LineFormat

The outline formatting options.

Separator

Gets or sets the text that should be used to separate the parts of a data label.

public string Separator { get; set; }
Public Property Separator As String
Property Value
System.String

The text that should be used to separate the parts of a data label.

ShowLeaderLines

Gets or sets a value indicating whether leader lines should be shown for data labels.

public bool ShowLeaderLines { get; set; }
Public Property ShowLeaderLines As Boolean
Property Value
System.Boolean

true if leader lines should be shown for data labels; otherwise, false.

TextFormat

Gets or sets the text formatting options.

public TextFormat TextFormat { get; set; }
Public Property TextFormat As TextFormat
Property Value
TextFormat

The text formatting options.

Methods

Delete()

Deletes data labels.

public void Delete()
Public Sub Delete

Show()

Shows the value in the data label.

public void Show()
Public Sub Show

Show(DataLabelPosition)

Shows the value in the data label at the specified position.

ColumnChart and BarChart support Center, InsideEnd, InsideBase and OutsideEnd data label positions.

LineChart supports Center, Left, Right, Top and Bottom data label positions.

PieChart supports Center, InsideEnd, OutsideEnd and BestFit data label positions.

AreaChart supports none of the data label positions. Use Show() overload for AreaChart instead.

DoughnutChart supports none of the data label positions. Use Show() overload for DoughnutChart instead.

public void Show(DataLabelPosition labelPosition)
Public Sub Show(labelPosition As DataLabelPosition)
Parameters
labelPosition
DataLabelPosition

The position of the label.

Exceptions
System.NotSupportedException

The specified labelPosition is not supported for this chart.

ToString()

Returns a System.String that represents this ChartDataLabels instance.

public override string ToString()
Public Overrides Function ToString As String
Returns
System.String

A System.String that represents this ChartDataLabels instance.

Overrides
System.Object.ToString()
Remarks

This method should be used primarily for debugging purposes and should be considered volatile (format of its return value might change in future versions).