Legend

Legend class

Encapsulates the object that represents the chart legend.

class Legend extends ChartTextFrame;

Constructors

Name	Description
constructor(ChartTextFrame)	Constructs from a parent object convertible to this.

Methods

Method	Description
getPosition()	Gets or sets the legend position type.
setPosition(LegendPositionType)	Gets or sets the legend position type.
getLegendEntries()	Gets a collection of all the LegendEntry objects in the specified chart legend. Setting the legend entries of the surface chart is not supported. So it will return null if the chart type is surface chart type.
isOverLay()	Gets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.
setIsOverLay(boolean)	Gets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.
getLegendLabels()	Gets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method.
isInnerMode()	Indicates whether the size of the plot area size includes the tick marks, and the axis labels. False specifies that the size shall determine the size of the plot area, the tick marks, and the axis labels.
setIsInnerMode(boolean)	Indicates whether the size of the plot area size includes the tick marks, and the axis labels. False specifies that the size shall determine the size of the plot area, the tick marks, and the axis labels.
getBackgroundMode()	Gets and sets the display mode of the background
setBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode)	Gets and sets the display mode of the background
getShadow()	True if the frame has a shadow.
setShadow(boolean)	True if the frame has a shadow.
getShapeProperties()	Gets the ShapeProperties object.
isDefaultPosBeSet()	Indicates whether default position(DefaultX, DefaultY, DefaultWidth and DefaultHeight) are set.
getDefaultX()	Represents x of default position
getDefaultY()	Represents y of default position
getDefaultWidth()	Represents width of default position
getDefaultHeight()	Represents height of default position
setPositionAuto()	Set position of the frame to automatic
isDeleted()	Indicates whether this data labels is deleted.
setIsDeleted(boolean)	Indicates whether this data labels is deleted.
getTextHorizontalAlignment()	Gets and sets the text horizontal alignment.
setTextHorizontalAlignment(TextAlignmentType)	Gets and sets the text horizontal alignment.
getTextVerticalAlignment()	Gets or sets the text vertical alignment of text.
setTextVerticalAlignment(TextAlignmentType)	Gets or sets the text vertical alignment of text.
getRotationAngle()	Represents text rotation angle.
setRotationAngle(number)	Represents text rotation angle.
isAutomaticRotation()	Indicates whether the text of the chart is automatically rotated.
getReadingOrder()	Represents text reading order.
setReadingOrder(TextDirectionType)	Represents text reading order.
isResizeShapeToFitText()	Gets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text within a shape is scaled in order to contain all the text inside.
setIsResizeShapeToFitText(boolean)	Gets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text within a shape is scaled in order to contain all the text inside.
characters(number, number)	Returns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the text.
getBorder()	Gets the border.
getArea()	Gets the area.
getTextOptions()	Gets and sets the options of the text.
getFont()	Gets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object.
getAutoScaleFont()	True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.
setAutoScaleFont(boolean)	True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.
isAutomaticSize()	Indicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.
setIsAutomaticSize(boolean)	Indicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.
getX()	Gets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
setX(number)	Gets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
getY()	Gets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
setY(number)	Gets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
getHeight()	Gets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
setHeight(number)	Gets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
getWidth()	Gets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
setWidth(number)	Gets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.
isAutoText()	Indicates the text is auto generated.
setIsAutoText(boolean)	Indicates the text is auto generated.
getText()	Gets or sets the text of a frame’s title.
setText(string)	Gets or sets the text of a frame’s title.
getLinkedSource()	Gets and sets a reference to the worksheet.
setLinkedSource(string)	Gets and sets a reference to the worksheet.
getDirectionType()	Gets and sets the direction of text.
setDirectionType(ChartTextDirectionType)	Gets and sets the direction of text.
isTextWrapped()	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.
setIsTextWrapped(boolean)	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.

constructor(ChartTextFrame)

Constructs from a parent object convertible to this.

constructor(obj: ChartTextFrame);

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
obj	ChartTextFrame	The parent object.

getPosition()

Gets or sets the legend position type.

getPosition() : LegendPositionType;

Returns

LegendPositionType

Remarks

Default position is right.

If the legend is at left or right side of the chart, setting Legend.X property will not take effect.

If the legend is at top or bottom side of the chart, setting Legend.Y property will not take effect.

setPosition(LegendPositionType)

Gets or sets the legend position type.

setPosition(value: LegendPositionType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	LegendPositionType	The value to set.

Remarks

getLegendEntries()

Gets a collection of all the LegendEntry objects in the specified chart legend. Setting the legend entries of the surface chart is not supported. So it will return null if the chart type is surface chart type.

getLegendEntries() : LegendEntryCollection;

Returns

LegendEntryCollection

isOverLay()

Gets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.

isOverLay() : boolean;

setIsOverLay(boolean)

Gets or sets whether showing the legend without overlapping the chart.

setIsOverLay(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getLegendLabels()

Gets the labels of the legend entries after call Chart.Calculate() method.

getLegendLabels() : string[];

Returns

string[]

isInnerMode()

Indicates whether the size of the plot area size includes the tick marks, and the axis labels. False specifies that the size shall determine the size of the plot area, the tick marks, and the axis labels.

isInnerMode() : boolean;

Remarks

Only for Xlsx file.

setIsInnerMode(boolean)

setIsInnerMode(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

Remarks

Only for Xlsx file.

getBackgroundMode()

Gets and sets the display mode of the background

getBackgroundMode() : BackgroundMode;

Returns

BackgroundMode

setBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode)

Gets and sets the display mode of the background

setBackgroundMode(value: BackgroundMode) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	BackgroundMode	The value to set.

getShadow()

True if the frame has a shadow.

getShadow() : boolean;

setShadow(boolean)

True if the frame has a shadow.

setShadow(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getShapeProperties()

Gets the ShapeProperties object.

getShapeProperties() : ShapePropertyCollection;

Returns

ShapePropertyCollection

isDefaultPosBeSet()

Indicates whether default position(DefaultX, DefaultY, DefaultWidth and DefaultHeight) are set.

isDefaultPosBeSet() : boolean;

getDefaultX()

Represents x of default position

getDefaultX() : number;

getDefaultY()

Represents y of default position

getDefaultY() : number;

getDefaultWidth()

Represents width of default position

getDefaultWidth() : number;

getDefaultHeight()

Represents height of default position

getDefaultHeight() : number;

setPositionAuto()

Set position of the frame to automatic

setPositionAuto() : void;

isDeleted()

Indicates whether this data labels is deleted.

isDeleted() : boolean;

setIsDeleted(boolean)

Indicates whether this data labels is deleted.

setIsDeleted(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getTextHorizontalAlignment()

Gets and sets the text horizontal alignment.

getTextHorizontalAlignment() : TextAlignmentType;

Returns

TextAlignmentType

setTextHorizontalAlignment(TextAlignmentType)

Gets and sets the text horizontal alignment.

setTextHorizontalAlignment(value: TextAlignmentType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	TextAlignmentType	The value to set.

getTextVerticalAlignment()

Gets or sets the text vertical alignment of text.

getTextVerticalAlignment() : TextAlignmentType;

Returns

TextAlignmentType

setTextVerticalAlignment(TextAlignmentType)

Gets or sets the text vertical alignment of text.

setTextVerticalAlignment(value: TextAlignmentType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	TextAlignmentType	The value to set.

getRotationAngle()

Represents text rotation angle.

getRotationAngle() : number;

Remarks

0: Not rotated.

255: Top to Bottom.

-90: Downward.

90: Upward.

setRotationAngle(number)

Represents text rotation angle.

setRotationAngle(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

Remarks

0: Not rotated.

255: Top to Bottom.

-90: Downward.

90: Upward.

isAutomaticRotation()

Indicates whether the text of the chart is automatically rotated.

isAutomaticRotation() : boolean;

getReadingOrder()

Represents text reading order.

getReadingOrder() : TextDirectionType;

Returns

TextDirectionType

setReadingOrder(TextDirectionType)

Represents text reading order.

setReadingOrder(value: TextDirectionType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	TextDirectionType	The value to set.

isResizeShapeToFitText()

Gets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text within a shape is scaled in order to contain all the text inside.

isResizeShapeToFitText() : boolean;

setIsResizeShapeToFitText(boolean)

Gets or sets whether a shape should be auto-fit to fully contain the text described within it. Auto-fitting is when text within a shape is scaled in order to contain all the text inside.

setIsResizeShapeToFitText(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

characters(number, number)

Returns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the text.

characters(startIndex: number, length: number) : FontSetting;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
startIndex	number	The index of the start of the character.
length	number	The number of characters.

Returns

Characters object.

getBorder()

Gets the border.

getBorder() : Line;

Returns

Line

getArea()

Gets the area.

getArea() : Area;

Returns

Area

getTextOptions()

Gets and sets the options of the text.

getTextOptions() : TextOptions;

Returns

TextOptions

getFont()

Gets a Font object of the specified ChartFrame object.

getFont() : Font;

Returns

Font

getAutoScaleFont()

True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.

getAutoScaleFont() : boolean;

setAutoScaleFont(boolean)

True if the text in the object changes font size when the object size changes. The default value is True.

setAutoScaleFont(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isAutomaticSize()

Indicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.

isAutomaticSize() : boolean;

setIsAutomaticSize(boolean)

Indicates whether the chart frame is automatic sized.

setIsAutomaticSize(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getX()

Gets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

getX() : number;

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? X In Pixels = X * Chart.ChartObject.Width / 4000;

setX(number)

Gets or sets the x coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

setX(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? X In Pixels = X * Chart.ChartObject.Width / 4000;

getY()

Gets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

getY() : number;

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Y In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

setY(number)

Gets or sets the y coordinate of the upper left corner in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

setY(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Y In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

getHeight()

Gets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

getHeight() : number;

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Height In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

setHeight(number)

Gets or sets the height of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

setHeight(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Height In Pixels = Y * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

getWidth()

Gets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

getWidth() : number;

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Width In Pixels = Width * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

setWidth(number)

Gets or sets the width of frame in units of 1/4000 of the chart area.

setWidth(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

Remarks

How to convert units of 1/4000 to pixels? Width In Pixels = Width * Chart.ChartObject.Height / 4000;

isAutoText()

Indicates the text is auto generated.

isAutoText() : boolean;

setIsAutoText(boolean)

Indicates the text is auto generated.

setIsAutoText(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getText()

Gets or sets the text of a frame’s title.

getText() : string;

setText(string)

Gets or sets the text of a frame’s title.

setText(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getLinkedSource()

Gets and sets a reference to the worksheet.

getLinkedSource() : string;

setLinkedSource(string)

Gets and sets a reference to the worksheet.

setLinkedSource(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getDirectionType()

Gets and sets the direction of text.

getDirectionType() : ChartTextDirectionType;

Returns

ChartTextDirectionType

setDirectionType(ChartTextDirectionType)

Gets and sets the direction of text.

setDirectionType(value: ChartTextDirectionType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	ChartTextDirectionType	The value to set.

isTextWrapped()

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.

isTextWrapped() : boolean;

setIsTextWrapped(boolean)

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text is wrapped.

setIsTextWrapped(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.