custom legend bounds before drawing

[jbell]

I'm using V8.0.0.5 in MSVC 2008, trying to position the legend using the custom position settings. I would like to align the right side of the legend with something, say, the right side of the chart. I need the width of the legend when I draw it in its new location, but ShapeBounds returns the previous width which may include clipping or use a different font. Is there a way of determining the size of the legend box before I draw it?

Thanks,
JBell

[Narcís]

Hi JBell,

You can use this code in form's initialization:

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	m_Chart1.GetLegend().SetCustomPosition(true);
	m_Chart1.GetEnvironment().InternalRepaint();

And implement chart's OnAfterDraw event like this:

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	int width = m_Chart1.GetLegend().GetShapeBounds().GetRight() - 
				m_Chart1.GetLegend().GetShapeBounds().GetLeft();
	int left = m_Chart1.GetAxis().GetBottom().GetIEndPos() - width;
	m_Chart1.GetLegend().SetLeft(left);

[jbell]

InternalRepaint is what I was missing, thanks.

JBell