Gets the primary categories (or both primary and secondary categories if #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is false). Read-only IChartCategoryCollection. If #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is false then ( #getSecondaryCategories) property return null and data in this #getCategories property is used both for primary and secondary series. If #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is true then data in ( #getSecondaryCategories) property is used for secondary series and data in this #getCategories property is used for primary series.
Represents external workbook path if external data source, null otherwise
Returns:
int
getExternalWorkbookPath
Name
Description
getExternalWorkbookPath ()
Represents data source of the chart
Returns:
String
getRange
Name
Description
getRange ()
Gets chart data range.
Returns:
String
Error
Error
Condition
InvalidOperationException
Chart doesn’t use workbook as a data source
getSecondaryCategories
Name
Description
getSecondaryCategories ()
Gets the secondary categories if #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is true. Read-only IChartCategoryCollection. If #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is false then this ( #getSecondaryCategories) property return null and data in #getCategories property is used both for primary and secondary series. If #getUseSecondaryCategories/ #setUseSecondaryCategories(boolean) property is true then data in this #getSecondaryCategories property is used for secondary series and data in #getCategories property is used for primary series.
Gets the groups of series. Read-only IChartSeriesGroupCollection. 1) Each group of series contains series with combinable types. Groups of combinable series types defined and described with CombinableSeriesTypesGroup enum. Also each group of series contains series witch is plotted whether on primary axes or on secondary axes (not both cases in one group). So, principle of series grouping is a grouping by type groups mentioned above and by primary/secondary plotting type. 2) Group of series contains some series properies whitch is common for each series in group (“series group properties”). “Series group properties” in ChartSeriesGroup class is read/write. Each of “series group properties” can have a read-only projection in ChartSeries class.
Returns:
ChartSeriesGroupCollection
getUseSecondaryCategories
Name
Description
getUseSecondaryCategories ()
If false then #getSecondaryCategories property return null and data in #getCategories property is used both for primary and secondary series. If true then data in #getSecondaryCategories property is used for secondary series and data in #getCategories property is used for primary series. Read/write boolean.
Returns:
boolean
readWorkbookStream
Name
Description
readWorkbookStream ()
Writes the internally contained Excel workbook it into an in-memory stream.
Returns:
byte
setExternalWorkbook
Name
Description
setExternalWorkbook (String)
Sets external workbook as a data source for the chart. Chart data will be updated from the target workbook.
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
workbookPath
String
Path to the target workbook
Error
Error
Condition
InvalidOperationException
External workbook is not available or can’t be loaded.
setExternalWorkbook
Name
Description
setExternalWorkbook (String, boolean)
Sets external workbook as a data source for the chart.
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
workbookPath
String
Path to the target workbook
updateChartData
boolean
If value is false only workbook path will be updated. Chart data won’t be loaded and updated from the target workbook. Can be used when target workbook doesn’t exist or it’s not available. If value is true chart data will be updated from the target workbook.
Error
Error
Condition
InvalidOperationException
External workbook is not available or can’t be loaded.
setRange
Name
Description
setRange (String)
Set chart data range. Series and categories will be updated based on new data range. If amount of series in data range greater than count of series in the chart data then additional series with the same type as a last series in the current collection will be added to the end of the collection.
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
formula
String
The cells data range formula. E.g: “Sheet1!$A$1:$C$4” , “SomeSheetName!A1:B100”, “Sheet1!$A$1:$B$5;Sheet1!$D$1:$D$5”.
Error
Error
Condition
ArgumentException
formula has incorrect format.
setUseSecondaryCategories
Name
Description
setUseSecondaryCategories (boolean)
If false then #getSecondaryCategories property return null and data in #getCategories property is used both for primary and secondary series. If true then data in #getSecondaryCategories property is used for secondary series and data in #getCategories property is used for primary series. Read/write boolean.
switchRowColumn
Name
Description
switchRowColumn ()
Swap the data over the axis. Data being charted on the X axis will move to the Y axis and vice versa.
writeWorkbookStream
Name
Description
writeWorkbookStream (byte[])
Initializes the internally contained Excel workbook with user-specified value.
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
ms
byte[]
The user-supplied stream containing the entire Excel workbook.