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Chart Label
The properties of a chart label are:
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Display Name | Specifies the display name of the object.
Data type: String |
| Instance Name | Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only. |
| Geometry | |
| Height | Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the height.
Data type: Float |
| Width | Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the width.
Data type: Float |
| X | Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches.
Data type: Float |
| Y | Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches.
Data type: Float |
| Label | |
| Bottom Margin | Specifies the distance between the label text and the bottom border of the label, in inches. The four properties, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin and Top Margin work together with the property Text Alignment. Enter a numeric value to change the margin.
Data type: Float |
| Color | Specifies the color of the label text. Applied when Fill Type of the label lext is set to Color. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Fill Transparency | Specifies the color transparency of the label text, in percent. Enter a numeric value to change the transparency.
Data type: Integer |
| Fill Type | Specifies the fill pattern for the label text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Integer |
| Font Face | Specifies the font face of the label text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Font Rotation | Specifies the rotation angle of the label text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0. Enter a numeric value to change the rotation.
Data type: Float |
| Font Size | Specifies the font size of the label text. Enter an integer value to change the size.
Data type: Integer |
| Font Style | Specifies the font style for the label text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Left Margin | Specifies the distance between the label text and the left border of the label, in inches. The four properties, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin and Top Margin work together with the property Text Alignment. Enter a numeric value to change the margin.
Data type: Float |
| Right Margin | Specifies the distance between the label text and the right border of the label, in inches. The four properties, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin and Top Margin work together with the property Text Alignment. Enter a numeric value to change the margin.
Data type: Float |
| Text | Specifies the text of the label. Enter a string to change the text.
Data type: String |
| Text Alignment | Specifies the alignment style of the label text. It works together with the four properties, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin and Top Margin. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Texture Background Color | Specifies the background color of the texture. This property does not work on chart labels at present.
Data type: String |
| Top Margin | Specifies the distance between the label text and the top border of the label, in inches. The four properties, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin and Top Margin work together with the property Text Alignment. Enter a numeric value to change the margin.
Data type: Float |
| Background | |
| Border Color | Specifies the color of the label border. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Border End Caps | Specifies the ending style of the label border line. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Style | Specifies the line style of the label border. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Thickness | Specifies the width of the label border, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness.
Data type: Float |
| Border Transparency | Specifies the color transparency of the label border, in percent. Enter a numeric value to change the transparency.
Data type: Integer |
| Border Type | Specifies the border type of the label. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Variable Dash | Specifies whether to resize the dash automatically.
Data type: Boolean |
| Color | Specifies the color of the label background. Applied when Fill Type of the label backgound is set to Color. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Fill Transparency | Specifies the transparency of the label background color, in percent. Enter a numeric value to change the transparency.
Data type: Integer |
| Fill Type | Specifies the fill pattern for the label background. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Inset Bottom | Specifies the bottom position of the background area, measured in a percentage of the label height, from the bottom edge of the label.
Data type: Float |
| Inset Left | Specifies the left position of the background area, measured in a percentage of the label width, from the left edge of the label.
Data type: Float |
| Inset Right | Specifies the right position of the background area, measured in a percentage of the label width, from the right edge of the label.
Data type: Float |
| Inset Top | Specifies the top position of the background area, measured in a percentage of the label height, from the top edge of the label.
Data type: Float |
| Icon | |
| Border Color | Specifies the color of the icon border. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Border End Caps | Specifies the ending style of the icon border line. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Joint | Specifies the joint style of the icon border line. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Outlined | Specifies whether to show the icon border line in Outline Path. If the property is set to true, the icon border line will be shown in Outline Path; otherwise, in Fill Path.
Data type: Boolean |
| Border Style | Specifies the line style of the icon border. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Border Thickness | Specifies the width of the border in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness.
Data type: Float |
| Border Transparency | Specifies the color transparency of the icon border, in percent. Enter a numeric value to change the transparency.
Data type: Integer |
| Border Variable Dash | Specifies whether to resize the dash automatically. If the property is set to true, the dash size will be adjusted automatically; otherwise, the dash size will be of fixed size.
Data type: Boolean |
| Color | Specifies the color of the icon background. Applied when Fill Type of the icon is set to Color. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Fill Transparency | Specifies the transparency of the icon background color, in percent. Enter a numeric value to change the transparency.
Data type: Integer |
| Fill Type | Specifies the fill pattern for the icon. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Height | Specifies the height of the icon, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the width.
Data type: Float |
| Icon Alignment | Specifies the relative position of the icon to the label. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Icon Style | Specifies the style of the icon attached to the label. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Icon Text Gap | Specifies the distance between the icon and the label.
Data type: Float |