ChartSheetExtensions.CreateThumbnail(ChartSheet, Stream, ImageFileFormat, Int32, Int32, SheetThumbnailOptions) Method

Saves the chart sheet as an image in the specified format. Allows you to specify the image size and thumbnail options.

You need a license for the DevExpress Office File API Subscription or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use this method in production code.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public static void CreateThumbnail(
    this ChartSheet chartSheet,
    Stream stream,
    ImageFileFormat format,
    int width,
    int height,
    SheetThumbnailOptions options
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Sub CreateThumbnail(
    chartSheet As ChartSheet,
    stream As Stream,
    format As ImageFileFormat,
    width As Integer,
    height As Integer,
    options As SheetThumbnailOptions
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
chartSheet	ChartSheet	The chart sheet to be saved as an image.
stream	Stream	A stream used to save the output image.
format	ImageFileFormat	The output image format.
width	Int32	The output image width in pixels.
height	Int32	The output image height in pixels.
options	SheetThumbnailOptions	An object that defines thumbnail options.

Remarks

If the chart sheet is bigger than the thumbnail, the chart sheet is cropped to fit the thumbnail. If the chart sheet is smaller, the remaining space is filled with the background color.

The code sample below specifies thumbnail options and saves a chart sheet as an image:

C#

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
// ...

// Create a new Workbook object.
using (Workbook workbook = new Workbook())
{
    // Load a workbook from a file.
    workbook.LoadDocument("VariableCosts.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx);

    // Access an active chart sheet.
    ChartSheet chartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.ActiveChartSheet;

    // Specify thumbnail options.
    var thumbnailOptions = new SheetThumbnailOptions
    {
        Resolution = 192,
        Scale = 40,
        BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(0xF2, 0xF2, 0xF2)
    };

    // Save the chart sheet as an image.
    if (chartSheet != null) 
    {
        using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Chart_ sheet_Thumbnail.png", FileMode.Create))
        {
            chartSheet.CreateThumbnail(stream, ImageFileFormat.Png, 800, 600, thumbnailOptions);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
' ...

' Create a new Workbook object.
Using workbook As New Workbook()
    ' Load a workbook from a file.
    workbook.LoadDocument("VariableCosts.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx)

    ' Access an active chart sheet.
    Dim chartSheet As ChartSheet = workbook.ChartSheets.ActiveChartSheet

    ' Specify thumbnail options.
    Dim thumbnailOptions = New SheetThumbnailOptions With {
      .Resolution = 192,
      .Scale = 40,
      .BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(&HF2, &HF2, &HF2)
    }

    ' Save the chart sheet as an image.
    If chartSheet IsNot Nothing Then
      Using stream As New FileStream("Chart_sheet_Thumbnail.png", FileMode.Create)
        chartSheet.CreateThumbnail(stream, ImageFileFormat.Png, 800, 600, thumbnailOptions)
      End Using
    End If
End Using