Dundas Chart for Windows Forms
BackGradientType Property
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DundasWinChart Assembly > Dundas.Charting.WinControl Namespace > LegendItem Class : BackGradientType Property


Gets or sets the orientation of a legend item.


A type for the background gradient

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)  
Public Property BackGradientType As GradientType
Visual Basic (Usage) Copy Code
Dim instance As LegendItem
Dim value As GradientType
 
instance.BackGradientType = value
 
value = instance.BackGradientType
C#  
public GradientType BackGradientType {get; set;}

Return Value

A GradientType integer enumeration. The default value is None.

Remarks

This property determines if a chart element will display a gradient, as well as the orientation of the gradient (if used).

Only implemented if the LegendItem.Style property is set to LegendSeriesImageStyle.Rectangle.

For a listing of available patterns refer to the GradientType enumeration.

To use gradient colors:

  1. Set the primary color using the Color property.

  2. Set the secondary color using the BackGradientEndColor property.

  3. Set this BackGradientType property to the desired gradient style.

Note: This property is applicable only to LegendCells, with a CellType of SeriesSymbol, or Image.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family

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