CalloutAnnotation Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.dll

Represents a callout annotation.

public ref class CalloutAnnotation : System::Windows::Forms::DataVisualization::Charting::TextAnnotation

public class CalloutAnnotation : System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.TextAnnotation

type CalloutAnnotation = class
    inherit TextAnnotation

Public Class CalloutAnnotation
Inherits TextAnnotation

Inheritance

Object

ChartElement

ChartNamedElement

Annotation

TextAnnotation

CalloutAnnotation

Remarks

A callout annotation is the only annotation that draws a connection between the annotation position and the anchor point. This class can also display text and automatically calculate its required size.

Different callout styles are supported.

Constructors

CalloutAnnotation()

Initializes a new instance of the CalloutAnnotation class.

Properties

Alignment	Gets or sets the content alignment of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowAnchorMoving	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the end user is allowed to move the annotation anchor using a mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowMoving	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the end user is allowed to move an annotation using a mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowPathEditing	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the end user is allowed to move the points of a polygon annotation using a mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowResizing	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the end user is allowed to resize an annotation using a mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowSelecting	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the end user is allowed to select an annotation using a mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
AllowTextEditing	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the text in an annotation may be edited when the end user double clicks the text. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnchorAlignment	Gets or sets the annotation position alignment to the anchor point.
AnchorDataPoint	Gets or sets the data point to which an annotation is anchored. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnchorDataPointName	Gets or sets the name of a data point to which an annotation is anchored. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnchorOffsetX	Gets or sets the offset that the X-position of the annotation has from the anchor point.
AnchorOffsetY	Gets or sets the offset that the Y-position of the annotation has from the anchor point.
AnchorX	Gets or sets the X coordinate to which the annotation is anchored. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnchorY	Gets or sets the Y coordinate to which the annotation is anchored. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnnotationGroup	Gets the group, if any, to which the annotation belongs. (Inherited from Annotation)
AnnotationType	Gets or sets the annotation type name. For internal use, should not be used.
AxisX	Gets or sets the X axis to which an annotation is attached. (Inherited from Annotation)
AxisXName	Gets or sets the name of the X axis to which an annotation is attached. (Inherited from Annotation)
AxisY	Gets or sets the Y axis to which an annotation is attached. (Inherited from Annotation)
AxisYName	Gets or sets the name of the Y axis which an annotation is attached to. (Inherited from Annotation)
BackColor	Gets or sets the background color of the annotation.
BackGradientStyle	Gets or sets the annotation background gradient style.
BackHatchStyle	Gets or sets the background hatch style of the annotation.
BackSecondaryColor	Gets or sets the secondary color for the annotation background.
Bottom	Gets or sets the bottom boundary of an annotation position. (Inherited from Annotation)
CalloutAnchorCap	Gets or sets the style of the callout line anchor cap.
CalloutStyle	Gets or sets the annotation callout style.
ClipToChartArea	Gets or sets the name of the chart area to which an annotation is clipped. (Inherited from Annotation)
Font	Gets or sets the font for the annotation text. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
ForeColor	Gets or sets the text color of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
Height	Gets or sets the height of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
IsMultiline	Gets or sets a flag that indicates whether the annotation text is multiline. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
IsSelected	Gets or sets a flag that determines if an annotation is selected. (Inherited from Annotation)
IsSizeAlwaysRelative	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether the size of an annotation is always defined in relative chart coordinates. (Inherited from Annotation)
LineColor	Gets or sets the annotation line color.
LineDashStyle	Gets or sets the annotation line style.
LineWidth	Gets or sets the line width of the annotation.
Name	Gets or sets the unique name of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
Right	Gets or sets the right boundary position of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
ShadowColor	Gets or sets the color of an annotation's shadow. (Inherited from Annotation)
ShadowOffset	Gets or sets the size of an annotation's shadow. (Inherited from Annotation)
SmartLabelStyle	Gets or sets the smart label style of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
Tag	Gets or sets an object associated with this chart element. (Inherited from ChartElement)
Text	Gets or sets the text of the annotation. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
TextStyle	Gets or sets the text style of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
ToolTip	Gets or sets the tooltip text for an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
Visible	Gets or sets a flag that specifies whether an annotation is visible. (Inherited from Annotation)
Width	Gets or sets the width, in pixels, of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
X	Gets or sets the X coordinate of an annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
Y	Gets or sets the Y coordinate of the annotation. (Inherited from Annotation)
YAxisName	Gets or sets the name of the Y axis to which an annotation is attached. (Inherited from Annotation)

Methods

BeginPlacement()	Begins the end user placement of an annotation using the mouse. (Inherited from Annotation)
BeginTextEditing()	Begins editing of the annotation text by an end-user. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
BringToFront()	Brings an annotation to the front of all annotations. (Inherited from Annotation)
Dispose()	Releases the resources used by the ChartElement. (Inherited from ChartElement)
Dispose(Boolean)	Releases unmanaged resources and, optionally, managed resources. (Inherited from Annotation)
EndPlacement()	Ends user placement of an annotation. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current ChartElement. (Inherited from ChartElement)
GetHashCode()	Returns a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from ChartElement)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ResizeToContent()	Resizes an annotation according to its content size. (Inherited from Annotation)
SendToBack()	Sends an annotation to the back of all the annotations. (Inherited from Annotation)
SetAnchor(DataPoint, DataPoint)	Anchors an annotation to two data points. (Inherited from Annotation)
SetAnchor(DataPoint)	Anchors an annotation to the specified data point. (Inherited from Annotation)
StopTextEditing()	Stops end-user editing of the annotation text. (Inherited from TextAnnotation)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current Object. (Inherited from ChartElement)