ChartSheetCollection.Add(ChartType, CellRange) Method

Creates a new chart sheet with the specified chart and appends it to the end of the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

ChartSheet Add(
    ChartType chartType,
    CellRange range
)

VB.NET

Function Add(
    chartType As ChartType,
    range As CellRange
) As ChartSheet

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
chartType	ChartType	A ChartType enumeration member specifying the chart type.
range	CellRange	A CellRange containing chart data.

Returns

Type	Description
ChartSheet	A ChartSheet object that specifies the new chart sheet.

Remarks

The Add method creates a new chart sheet under the default name like ChartN, where N is a number that is greater by 1 than the maximum number used in chart sheet names of the same type. To change the chart sheet name, use the ChartSheet.Name property. Use the ChartSheet.Chart property to access a chart located on the chart sheet and fine-tune its settings and adjust the chart appearance.

To insert a new chart sheet to the specified position in the collection, use the ChartSheetCollection.Insert method.

To remove a chart sheet from the collection, use the ChartSheetCollection.Remove or ChartSheetCollection.RemoveAt method.

Example

View Example

ChartSheetActions.vb

Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets("chartTask1")

' Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
Dim chartSheet As ChartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet("B2:C7"))

workbook.ChartSheets.ActiveChartSheet = chartSheet

ChartSheetActions.cs

Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets["chartTask1"];

// Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
ChartSheet chartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet["B2:C7"]);

workbook.ChartSheets.ActiveChartSheet = chartSheet;

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/ChartSheetActions.cs#L14

// Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
ChartSheet chartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet["B2:C7"]);

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/ChartSheetActions.cs#L14

// Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
ChartSheet chartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet["B2:C7"]);

VB.NET

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/ChartSheetActions.vb#L15

' Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
Dim chartSheet As ChartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet("B2:C7"))

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/ChartSheetActions.vb#L14

' Create a chart sheet containing a pie chart.
Dim chartSheet As ChartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.Add(ChartType.Pie, worksheet("B2:C7"))