PiecewiseColorLegend API

API reference docs for the React PiecewiseColorLegend component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Charts - Legend

Import

import { PiecewiseColorLegend } from '@mui/x-charts/ChartsLegend';
// or
import { PiecewiseColorLegend } from '@mui/x-charts';
// or
import { PiecewiseColorLegend } from '@mui/x-charts-pro';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
direction*	'column' \| 'row'	-	The direction of the legend layout. The default depends on the chart.
position*	{ horizontal: 'left' \| 'middle' \| 'right', vertical: 'bottom' \| 'middle' \| 'top' }	-	The position of the legend.
axisDirection	'x' \| 'y' \| 'z'	'z'	The axis direction containing the color configuration to represent.
axisId	number \| string	The first axis item.	The id of the axis item with the color configuration to represent.
classes	object	-	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS classes API below for more details.
hidden	bool	false	Set to true to hide the legend.
hideFirst	bool	false	Hide the first item of the legend, corresponding to the [-infinity, min] piece.
hideLast	bool	false	Hide the last item of the legend, corresponding to the [max, +infinity] piece.
itemGap	number	10	Space between two legend items (in px).
itemMarkHeight	number	20	Height of the item mark (in px).
itemMarkWidth	number	20	Width of the item mark (in px).
labelFormatter	func	-	Format the legend labels. Signature:`function(params: PiecewiseLabelFormatterParams) => string \| null` `params` The bound of the piece to format. Returns: The displayed label, or `null` to skip the item.
labelStyle	object	theme.typography.subtitle1	Style applied to legend labels.
markGap	number	5	Space between the mark and the label (in px).
padding	number \| { bottom?: number, left?: number, right?: number, top?: number }	10	Legend padding (in px). Can either be a single number, or an object with top, left, bottom, right properties.

The component cannot hold a ref.

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiPiecewiseColorLegend-mark	mark
.MuiPiecewiseColorLegend-root	root
.MuiPiecewiseColorLegend-series	series

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.