ChartObject.SelectData(Range, ChartDataDirection) Method
Specifies a worksheet range containing chart data and creates series with automatically selected type.
Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Charts
Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v18.2.Core.dll
Declaration
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| range | Range | A Range object that is the worksheet cell range. |
| direction | ChartDataDirection | A ChartDataDirection enumeration member that sets the direction in which the series are retrieved. |
Remarks
The SelectData method retrieves data series from the specified range and automatically determines the Series.SeriesName, Series.Arguments and Series.Values for each series. The direction parameter specifies in which direction the series are retrieved.
This example demonstrates how to create a chart and specify its data using the ChartObject.SelectData method.
The data range looks as follows.
The direction in which the data are extracted is specified by the parameter passed to the method. If the direction equals the ChartDataDirection.Row value, the following chart is displayed.
If the direction equals the ChartDataDirection.Column value, the chart looks as follows.
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/winforms-spreadsheet-chart-api-e5222
Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets("chartTask3")
workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = worksheet
' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chartRowData As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnClustered)
chartRowData.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("D3")
chartRowData.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells("I14")
' Select chart data by rows.
chartRowData.SelectData(worksheet("B2:F6"), ChartDataDirection.Row)
' Create a chart and specify its location.
Dim chartColumnData As Chart = worksheet.Charts.Add(ChartType.ColumnClustered)
chartColumnData.TopLeftCell = worksheet.Cells("K3")
chartColumnData.BottomRightCell = worksheet.Cells("N14")
' Select chart data by columns.
chartColumnData.SelectData(worksheet("B2:F6"), ChartDataDirection.Column)
Instead of specifying the ChartDataDirection parameter in the SelectData method, you can use the ChartObject.SwitchRowColumn method to change the way that data rows and columns are plotted.
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