ChartCollection.Add(ChartType) Method

Creates a chart of the specified type and adds it to the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

Chart Add(
    ChartType chartType
)

VB.NET

Function Add(
    chartType As ChartType
) As Chart

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
chartType	ChartType	A ChartType enumeration member specifying the chart type.

Returns

Type	Description
Chart	A Chart object that is the chart embedded in a worksheet.

Remarks

This example demonstrates how to create a chart using the ChartCollection.Add method and specify its data using the ChartObject.SelectData method.

The chart looks as follows.

View Example

CreationAndDataActions.cs

Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets["chartTask2"];
workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = worksheet;

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chartRowData = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked);
chartRowData.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["E3"];
chartRowData.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells["J12"];

// Select chart data.
chartRowData.SelectData(worksheet["B3:C8"]);

CreationAndDataActions.vb

Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets("chartTask2")
workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = worksheet

' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chartRowData As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked)
chartRowData.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("E3")
chartRowData.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells("J12")

' Select chart data.
chartRowData.SelectData(worksheet("B3:C8"))

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/CS/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.cs#L20

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked);
chart.SelectData(worksheet["C2:F3"], ChartDataDirection.Row);

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.cs#L22

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked);
chart.SelectData(worksheet["C2:F3"], ChartDataDirection.Row);

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.cs#L22

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked);
chart.SelectData(worksheet["C2:F3"], ChartDataDirection.Row);

VB.NET

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/VB/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.vb#L21

' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked)
chart.SelectData(worksheet("C2:F3"), ChartDataDirection.Row)

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.vb#L20

' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked)
chart.SelectData(worksheet("C2:F3"), ChartDataDirection.Row)

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/TrendlineActions.vb#L19

' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnStacked)
chart.SelectData(worksheet("C2:F3"), ChartDataDirection.Row)