AreaSeriesBase.PictureFillOptions Property

Gets or sets options that define how pictures fill area shapes.

Namespace: DevExpress.Docs.Office

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.Core.v26.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public PictureFillOptions PictureFillOptions { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property PictureFillOptions As PictureFillOptions

Property Value

Type	Description
PictureFillOptions	A PictureFillOptions object that specifies picture fill behavior.

Remarks

The following code snippet applies a picture fill to an area series in a chart:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Office;
using DevExpress.Docs.Presentation;
using DevExpress.Drawing;

namespace PresentationApiSample;

public class Program {
    public static async Task Main(string[] _) {
        // Create a presentation and add a blank slide.
        Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
        presentation.Slides.Clear();
        Slide slide = new Slide(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
        presentation.Slides.Add(slide);

        // Insert a chart that fills the slide.
        Chart chart = new Chart();
        chart.Width = presentation.SlideSize.Width;
        chart.Height = presentation.SlideSize.Height;
        slide.Shapes.Add(chart);

        // Add the first area series.
        AreaSeries series1 = new AreaSeries();
        series1.Arguments = new ChartStringData(new[] { "Q1", "Q2", "Q3" });
        series1.Values = new ChartNumericData(new double[] { 12, 18, 15 });
        chart.Series.Add(series1);

        // Load image from file and create the picture fill.
        string imagePath = "D:\\image.png";
        Stream stream = new FileStream(imagePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
        PictureFill fill = new PictureFill(DXImage.FromStream(stream));
        fill.Stretch = true;

        // Apply the picture fill to the series.
        series1.Properties = new ChartElement { Fill = fill };
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Office
Imports DevExpress.Docs.Presentation
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Threading.Tasks

Namespace PresentationApiSample

  Public Class Program
    Public Shared Async Function Main(ByVal args As String()) As Task
      ' Create a presentation and add a blank slide.
      Dim presentation As New Presentation()
      presentation.Slides.Clear()
      Dim slide As New Slide(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
      presentation.Slides.Add(slide)

      ' Insert a chart that fills the slide.
      Dim chart As New Chart()
      chart.Width = presentation.SlideSize.Width
      chart.Height = presentation.SlideSize.Height
      slide.Shapes.Add(chart)

      ' Add the first area series.
      Dim series1 As New AreaSeries()
      series1.Arguments = New ChartStringData({"Q1", "Q2", "Q3"})
      series1.Values = New ChartNumericData({12, 18, 15})
      chart.Series.Add(series1)

      ' Load image from file and create the picture fill.
      Dim imagePath As String = "D:\image.png"
      Dim stream As New FileStream(imagePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
      Dim fill As New PictureFill(DXImage.FromStream(stream))
      ' Enable picture stretching.
      fill.Stretch = True

      ' Apply the picture fill to the series.
      series1.Properties = New ChartElement With {.Fill = fill}
    End Function
  End Class
End Namespace