base_time_unit property

ChartAxis.base_time_unit property

Returns or sets the smallest time unit that is represented on the time category axis.

@property
def base_time_unit(self) -> aspose.words.drawing.charts.AxisTimeUnit:
    ...

@base_time_unit.setter
def base_time_unit(self, value: aspose.words.drawing.charts.AxisTimeUnit):
    ...

Remarks

The property has effect only for time category axes.

Examples

Shows how to insert chart with date/time values.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

shape = builder.insert_chart(aw.drawing.charts.ChartType.LINE, 500, 300)
chart = shape.chart

# Clear the chart's demo data series to start with a clean chart.
chart.series.clear()

# Add a custom series containing date/time values for the X-axis, and respective decimal values for the Y-axis.
dates = [
    date(2017, 11, 6),
    date(2017, 11, 9),
    date(2017, 11, 15),
    date(2017, 11, 21),
    date(2017, 11, 25),
    date(2017, 11, 29)
    ]
chart.series.add("Aspose Test Series", dates=dates, values=[1.2, 0.3, 2.1, 2.9, 4.2, 5.3])

# Set lower and upper bounds for the X-axis.
x_axis = chart.axis_x
x_axis.scaling.minimum = aw.drawing.charts.AxisBound(date(2017, 11, 5))
x_axis.scaling.maximum = aw.drawing.charts.AxisBound(date(2017, 12, 3))

# Set the major units of the X-axis to a week, and the minor units to a day.
x_axis.base_time_unit = aw.drawing.charts.AxisTimeUnit.DAYS
x_axis.major_unit = 7.0
x_axis.major_tick_mark = aw.drawing.charts.AxisTickMark.CROSS
x_axis.minor_unit = 1.0
x_axis.minor_tick_mark = aw.drawing.charts.AxisTickMark.OUTSIDE
x_axis.has_major_gridlines = True
x_axis.has_minor_gridlines = True

# Define Y-axis properties for decimal values.
y_axis = chart.axis_y
y_axis.tick_labels.position = aw.drawing.charts.AxisTickLabelPosition.HIGH
y_axis.major_unit = 100.0
y_axis.minor_unit = 50.0
y_axis.display_unit.unit = aw.drawing.charts.AxisBuiltInUnit.HUNDREDS
y_axis.scaling.minimum = aw.drawing.charts.AxisBound(100)
y_axis.scaling.maximum = aw.drawing.charts.AxisBound(700)
y_axis.has_major_gridlines = True
y_axis.has_minor_gridlines = True

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "Charts.date_time_values.docx")

base_time_unit property

ChartAxis.base_time_unit property

Remarks

Examples

See Also