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Chart.ActivateEvent Event

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll

Occurs when the Chart control is activated.

public:
 event Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler ^ ActivateEvent;
event Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler ActivateEvent;
member this.ActivateEvent : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler 
Event ActivateEvent As ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler

Event Type

ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler

Examples

The following code example creates a Chart with a handler for the ActivateEvent event that displays a message box when the chart is activated.

private void DisplayWhenActivated()
{
    this.Range["A1", "A5"].Value2 = 22;
    this.Range["B1", "B5"].Value2 = 55;

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart chart1 =
        this.Controls.AddChart(this.Range["D2", "H12"], 
        "chart1");
    chart1.SetSourceData(this.Range["A1", "B5"], 
        Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns);
    chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn;

    chart1.ActivateEvent +=
        new Excel.ChartEvents_ActivateEventHandler(
        chart1_ActivateEvent);
}

void chart1_ActivateEvent()
{
    MessageBox.Show("The chart was activated.");
}

WithEvents ActivateChart As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart

Private Sub DisplayWhenActivated()
    Me.Range("A1", "A5").Value2 = 22
    Me.Range("B1", "B5").Value2 = 55

    ActivateChart = Me.Controls.AddChart(Me.Range("D2", "H12"), _
        "ActivateChart")
    ActivateChart.SetSourceData(Me.Range("A1", "B5"), _
        Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns)
    ActivateChart.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn
End Sub

Sub ActivateChart_ActivateEvent() Handles ActivateChart.ActivateEvent
    MsgBox("The chart was activated.")
End Sub

Applies to