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Add a New Subcaption

The page describes how to add subcaptions to a chart. The collection of captions is of the following type:

ChartCaptions

This collection can hold more than one caption, and these captions can be placed at different locations. A single caption of the charts is of the following type:

ChartCaption

The first step is to include the necessary namespaces for the controls and add a new chart.

Add a Subcaption

Below, we will add subcaptions to an Individuals chart (named indChart in the examples below). The process is similar for the other charts:

[Visual Basic]

' Create a new caption and add it to the chart

                  Dim ccLeft As New ChartCaption("Units=mL");

                  indChart.Captions.Add(ccLeft)

                  ' Set the placement and font of the new caption

                  ccLeft.HorizontalPlacement = HorizontalCaptionPlacement.Left

                  ccLeft.VerticalPlacement = VerticalCaptionPlacement.Top

                  ccLeft.Font = new Font("Arial", 8)

                  

                  ' Create a second new caption and add it to the chart

                  Dim ccCenter As New ChartCaption("Measurements")

                  indChart.Captions.Add(ccCenter)

                  ' Set the placement and font of the new caption

                  ccCenter.HorizontalPlacement = HorizontalCaptionPlacement.Center

                  ccCenter.VerticalPlacement = VerticalCaptionPlacement.Bottom

                  ccCenter.Font = new Font("Arial", 8)

[Visual C#]

// Create a new caption and add it to the chart

                  ChartCaption ccLeft = new ChartCaption("Units=mL");

                  indChart.Captions.Add(ccLeft);

                  // Set the placement and font of the new caption

                  ccLeft.HorizontalPlacement = HorizontalCaptionPlacement.Left;

                  ccLeft.VerticalPlacement = VerticalCaptionPlacement.Top;

                  ccLeft.Font = new Font("Arial", 8);

                  

                  // Create a second new caption and add it to the chart

                  ChartCaption ccCenter = new ChartCaption("Measurements");

                  indChart.Captions.Add(ccCenter)

                  // Set the placement and font of the new caption

                  ccCenter.HorizontalPlacement = HorizontalCaptionPlacement.Center;

                  ccCenter.VerticalPlacement = VerticalCaptionPlacement.Bottom;

                  ccCenter.Font = new Font("Arial", 8);

The resulting chart should look similar to the following: