How to create multiple legends for a chart control in WinForms?

In WinForms Charts, the Essential Chart component supports the use of multiple legends within a single chart control. This feature is particularly useful for enhancing the clarity of legend items when there are a large number of series in the chart. To implement multiple legends, you need to create custom legends and assign the relevant series to each.

You can use custom legends alongside the default legend. If the default legend is not required, set the Visible property to false to hide it.

C#

this.chartControl1.Legend.Visible = false;
this.chartControl1.LegendsPlacement = ChartPlacement.Outside;

ChartLegend legend1 = new ChartLegend(chartControl1);
legend1.Name = "legend 1";
legend1.Alignment = ChartAlignment.Center;
legend1.Position = ChartDock.Top;
legend1.Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 10f, FontStyle.Bold);

ChartLegend legend2 = new ChartLegend(chartControl1);
legend2.Name = "legend 2";
legend2.Alignment = ChartAlignment.Center;
legend2.Position = ChartDock.Bottom;
legend2.Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 10f, FontStyle.Bold);

chartSeries1.LegendName = "legend 1";
chartSeries2.LegendName = "legend 2";

chartControl1.Legends.Add(legend1);
chartControl1.Legends.Add(legend2);

VB

lineChart.Legend.Visible = False
lineChart.LegendsPlacement = ChartPlacement.Outside

Dim legend1 = New ChartLegend(lineChart)
legend1.Name = "legend 1"
legend1.Alignment = ChartAlignment.Center
legend1.Position = ChartDock.Top
legend1.Font = New Font("Segoe UI", 10.0F, FontStyle.Bold)

Dim legend2 = New ChartLegend(lineChart)
legend2.Name = "legend 2"
legend2.Alignment = ChartAlignment.Center
legend2.Position = ChartDock.Bottom
legend2.Font = New Font("Segoe UI", 10.0F, FontStyle.Bold)

ChartSeries1.LegendName = "legend 1"
ChartSeries2.LegendName = "legend 2"

lineChart.Legends.Add(legend1)
lineChart.Legends.Add(legend2)