ChartCollection.Add(ChartType, CellRange) Method

Creates a chart of the specified type with data from the specified range and adds the chart to the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

Chart Add(
    ChartType chartType,
    CellRange range
)

VB.NET

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

Parameters

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

Returns

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

Example

The example below demonstrates how to create a 3-D pie chart using the ChartCollection.Add method overload that allows you to specify a CellRange containing chart data.

View Example

CreationAndDataActions.cs

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

// Create a pie chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Pie3D, worksheet["B2:C7"]);
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["E2"];
chart.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells["K15"];

// Set the chart style.
chart.Style = ChartStyle.ColorGradient;

CreationAndDataActions.vb

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

' Create a pie chart and specify its location.
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Pie3D, worksheet("B2:C7"))
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("E2")
chart.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells("K15")

' Set the chart style.
chart.Style = ChartStyle.ColorGradient

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/DataTableActions.cs#L15

// Create a chart and specify its location
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Line, worksheet["B2:C8"]);
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["F2"];

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/CS/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/DataTableActions.cs#L15

// Create a chart and specify its location
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Line, worksheet["B2:C8"]);
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["F2"];

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/CS/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/AxesActions.cs#L17

// Create a chart and specify its location.
Chart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnClustered, worksheet["B3:C5"]);
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells["H2"];

VB.NET

winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/DataTableActions.vb#L12

'Create a chart and specify its location
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Line, worksheet("B2:C8"))
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("F2")

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/VB/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/AxesActions1.vb#L21

' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnClustered, worksheet("B2:C8"))
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("F2")

wpf-spreadsheet-chart-api/VB/SpreadsheetWPFChartAPISamples/CodeExamples/DataTableActions.vb#L14

' Create a chart and specify its location
Dim chart As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.Line, worksheet("B2:C8"))
chart.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("F2")