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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.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

Chart Add(
    ChartType chartType,
    CellRange range
)

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

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;

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