SeriesCollection.CategoryData

SeriesCollection.CategoryData property

Gets or sets the range of category Axis values. It can be a range of cells (such as, “d1:e10”), or a sequence of values (such as,"{2,6,8,10}").

public string CategoryData { get; set; }

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;
using Aspose.Cells.Charts;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class SeriesCollectionPropertyCategoryDataDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            
            // Access first worksheet
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            
            // Add sample data for chart
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Category");
            worksheet.Cells["B1"].PutValue("Value");
            for (int i = 2; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                worksheet.Cells["A" + i].PutValue("Cat " + (i - 1));
                worksheet.Cells["B" + i].PutValue(i * 10);
            }
            
            // Add a chart
            int chartIndex = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Column, 5, 0, 20, 8);
            Aspose.Cells.Charts.Chart chart = worksheet.Charts[chartIndex];
            
            // Set chart data range
            chart.NSeries.Add("=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$10", true);
            chart.NSeries.CategoryData = "=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$10";
            
            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("CategoryDataDemo.xlsx");
            
            // Verify the CategoryData property
            Console.WriteLine("Chart CategoryData: " + chart.NSeries.CategoryData);
        }
    }
}

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