ChartData

ChartData class

Represents data used for a chart plotting.

getCategories

NameDescription
getCategories ()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.

Returns: ChartCategoryCollection


getChartDataWorkbook

NameDescription
getChartDataWorkbook ()Gets the cells factory to create cells used for chart series or categories. Read-only IChartDataWorkbook.

Returns: ChartDataWorkbook


getDataSourceType

NameDescription
getDataSourceType ()Represents external workbook path if external data source, null otherwise

Returns: int


getExternalWorkbookPath

NameDescription
getExternalWorkbookPath ()Represents data source of the chart

Returns: String


getRange

NameDescription
getRange ()Gets chart data range.

Returns: String

Error

ErrorCondition
InvalidOperationExceptionChart doesn’t use workbook as a data source

getSecondaryCategories

NameDescription
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.

Returns: ChartCategoryCollection


getSeries

NameDescription
getSeries ()Gets the series. Read-only IChartSeriesCollection.

Returns: ChartSeriesCollection


getSeriesGroups

NameDescription
getSeriesGroups ()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

NameDescription
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

NameDescription
readWorkbookStream ()Writes the internally contained Excel workbook it into an in-memory stream.

Returns: byte


setExternalWorkbook

NameDescription
setExternalWorkbook (String)Sets external workbook as a data source for the chart. Chart data will be updated from the target workbook.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
workbookPathStringPath to the target workbook

Error

ErrorCondition
InvalidOperationExceptionExternal workbook is not available or can’t be loaded.

setExternalWorkbook

NameDescription
setExternalWorkbook (String, boolean)Sets external workbook as a data source for the chart.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
workbookPathStringPath to the target workbook
updateChartDatabooleanIf 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

ErrorCondition
InvalidOperationExceptionExternal workbook is not available or can’t be loaded.

setRange

NameDescription
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:

NameTypeDescription
formulaStringThe 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

ErrorCondition
ArgumentExceptionformula has incorrect format.

setUseSecondaryCategories

NameDescription
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

NameDescription
switchRowColumn ()Swap the data over the axis. Data being charted on the X axis will move to the Y axis and vice versa.

writeWorkbookStream

NameDescription
writeWorkbookStream (byte[])Initializes the internally contained Excel workbook with user-specified value.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescription
msbyte[]The user-supplied stream containing the entire Excel workbook.