ChartObject Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

Represents an embedded chart on a worksheet.

public interface class ChartObject

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("000208CF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(2)]
public interface ChartObject

Public Interface ChartObject

Attributes

GuidAttribute InterfaceTypeAttribute

Remarks

The ChartObject object acts as a container for a Chart object. Properties and methods for the ChartObject object control the appearance and size of the embedded chart on the worksheet. The ChartObject object is a member of the ChartObjects collection. The ChartObjects collection contains all the embedded charts on a single sheet.

Properties

Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object).
Border	Returns a Border object that represents the border of the object.
BottomRightCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the lower-right corner of the object.
Chart	Returns a Chart object that represents the chart contained in the object.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C.
Enabled	True if the object is enabled.
Height	The height of the object.
Index	Returns the index number of the object within the collection of similar objects.
Interior	Returns an Interior object that represents the interior of the specified object.
Left	The distance from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart).
Locked	True if the object is locked, False if the object can be modified when the sheet is protected.
Name	Returns or sets the name of the object.
OnAction	Reserved for internal use.
Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
Placement	Returns or sets the way the object is attached to the cells below it.
PrintObject	True if the object will be printed when the document is printed.
ProtectChartObject	True if the embedded chart frame cannot be moved, resized, or deleted.
RoundedCorners	True if the embedded chart has rounded corners.
Shadow	True if the font is a shadow font or if the object has a shadow.
ShapeRange	Returns a ShapeRange object that represents the specified object or objects.
Top	The distance from the top edge of the object to the top of row 1 (on a worksheet) or the top of the chart area (on a chart).
TopLeftCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the upper-left corner of the specified object.
Visible	Determines whether the object is visible.
Width	The width of the object.
ZOrder	Returns the z-order position of the object.

Methods

_Copy()
Activate()	Makes the current chart the active chart.
BringToFront()	Brings the object to the front of the z-order.
Copy()	Copies the object to the Clipboard. Copies a picture of the point or series to the Clipboard.
CopyPicture(XlPictureAppearance, XlCopyPictureFormat)	Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture.
Cut()	Cuts the object to the Clipboard or pastes it into a specified destination.
Delete()	Deletes the object.
Duplicate()	Duplicates the object and returns a reference to the new copy.
Select(Object)	Selects the object.
SendToBack()	Sends the object to the back of the z-order.