AddChart

AddChart(ChartType, float, float, float, float)

Creates a new chart, initializes it with sample series data and settings, and adds it to the end of the shape collection.

public IChart AddChart(ChartType type, float x, float y, float width, float height)
ParameterTypeDescription
typeChartTypeThe type of chart to add.
xSingleThe x-coordinate of the new chart, in points.
ySingleThe y-coordinate of the new chart, in points.
widthSingleThe width of the chart, in points.
heightSingleThe height of the chart, in points.

Return Value

The newly created IChart.

Examples

The following example shows how to create Chart in PowerPoint Presentation.

[C#]
// Instantiates the Presentation class that represents a PPTX file
using(Presentation pres = new Presentation()) {
  // Accesses the first slide
  ISlide sld = pres.Slides[0];
  // Adds a chart with its default data
  IChart chart = sld.Shapes.AddChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 0, 0, 500, 500);
  // Sets the chart title
  chart.ChartTitle.AddTextFrameForOverriding("Sample Title");
  chart.ChartTitle.TextFrameForOverriding.TextFrameFormat.CenterText = NullableBool.True;
  chart.ChartTitle.Height = 20;
  chart.HasTitle = true;
  // Sets the first series to show values
  chart.ChartData.Series[0].Labels.DefaultDataLabelFormat.ShowValue = true;
  // Sets the index for the chart data sheet
  int defaultWorksheetIndex = 0;
  // Gets the chart data worksheet
  IChartDataWorkbook fact = chart.ChartData.ChartDataWorkbook;
  // Deletes the default generated series and categories
  chart.ChartData.Series.Clear();
  chart.ChartData.Categories.Clear();
  int s = chart.ChartData.Series.Count;
  s = chart.ChartData.Categories.Count;
  // Adds new series
  chart.ChartData.Series.Add(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 0, 1, "Series 1"), chart.Type);
  chart.ChartData.Series.Add(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 0, 2, "Series 2"), chart.Type);
  // Adds new categories
  chart.ChartData.Categories.Add(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 0, "Caetegoty 1"));
  chart.ChartData.Categories.Add(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 0, "Caetegoty 2"));
  chart.ChartData.Categories.Add(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 0, "Caetegoty 3"));
  // Takes the first chart series
  IChartSeries series = chart.ChartData.Series[0];
  // Populates series data
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 1, 20));
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 1, 50));
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 1, 30));
  // Sets the fill color for the series
  series.Format.Fill.FillType = FillType.Solid;
  series.Format.Fill.SolidFillColor.Color = Color.Red;
  // Takes the second chart series
  series = chart.ChartData.Series[1];
  // Populates series data
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 2, 30));
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 2, 10));
  series.DataPoints.AddDataPointForBarSeries(fact.GetCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 2, 60));
  // Sets the fill color for series
  series.Format.Fill.FillType = FillType.Solid;
  series.Format.Fill.SolidFillColor.Color = Color.Green;
  // Sets the first label to show Category name
  IDataLabel lbl = series.DataPoints[0].Label;
  lbl.DataLabelFormat.ShowCategoryName = true;
  lbl = series.DataPoints[1].Label;
  lbl.DataLabelFormat.ShowSeriesName = true;
  // Sets the series to show the value for the third label
  lbl = series.DataPoints[2].Label;
  lbl.DataLabelFormat.ShowValue = true;
  lbl.DataLabelFormat.ShowSeriesName = true;
  lbl.DataLabelFormat.Separator = "/";
  // Saves the PPTX file to disk
  pres.Save("AsposeChart_out.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
}

See Also

AddChart(ChartType, float, float, float, float, bool)

Creates a new chart, initializes it with sample series data and settings, and adds it to the end of the shape collection.

public IChart AddChart(ChartType type, float x, float y, float width, float height, 
    bool initWithSample)
ParameterTypeDescription
typeChartTypeThe type of chart to add.
xSingleThe x-coordinate of the new chart, in points.
ySingleThe y-coordinate of the new chart, in points.
widthSingleThe width of the chart, in points.
heightSingleThe height of the chart, in points.
initWithSampleBooleanTrue to initialize the new chart with sample series data and settings; false to create the chart with no series and only minimal settings, which makes creation faster.

Return Value

The newly created IChart.

See Also

AddAutoShape AddClone