Custom text above horizontal bars!

[Nadeem]

Hi,
I have a RadChart with its SeriesOrientation="Horizontal".

Can you give me a C# code example to write a custom text above each horizontal bar?

Thanks!

[Giuseppe]

Hello Nadeem,

Unfortunately RadChart does not support such functionality (positioning custom text above each bar). However, you can achieve similar functionality by setting the ChartSeries.Appearance.LabelAppearance.LabelLocation property to "Inside" and using the series items labels instead:

<telerik:RadChart ID="RadChart1" runat="server" SeriesOrientation="Horizontal">
    <Series>
        <telerik:ChartSeries>
            <Appearance>
                <LabelAppearance LabelLocation="Inside">
                </LabelAppearance>
            </Appearance>
            <Items>
                <telerik:ChartSeriesItem YValue="10">
                    <Label>
                        <TextBlock Text="Custom Text">
                        </TextBlock>
                    </Label>
                </telerik:ChartSeriesItem>
                <telerik:ChartSeriesItem YValue="15">
                    <Label>
                        <TextBlock Text="Custom Text 2">
                        </TextBlock>
                    </Label>
                </telerik:ChartSeriesItem>
            </Items>
        </telerik:ChartSeries>
    </Series>
</telerik:RadChart>

Best wishes,
Manuel
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[Nadeem]

OK. I see but there might be a problem:

What happens if the text inside a bar is too long to fit inside ? Can I make it extend outside the bar?
How can I make sure that text will always be visible over the bar color and background color?

[Nadeem]

Is not there a work-around for that?

[Vladimir Milev]

Hello Nadeem,

Labels will not be clipped if they are too big. About visibility - you will need to manually specify a color that will have enough contrast to be readable on the background you selected.

All the best,
Vladimir Milev
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