Chart.ChartType Property
Gets or sets the chart type.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Property ChartType As XlChartType
XlChartType ChartType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlChartType
One of the XlChartType values.
Remarks
Some chart types are not available for PivotChart reports.
Examples
The following code example creates a column Chart and then prompts the user to change the chart to a 3-D pie chart by using the ChartType property.
Private Sub SetChartType()
Me.Range("A1", "A5").Value2 = 22
Me.Range("B1", "B5").Value2 = 55
Dim Chart1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart = _
Me.Controls.AddChart(Me.Range("D2", "H12"), "Chart1")
Chart1.SetSourceData(Me.Range("A1", "B5"), Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns)
Chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xlColumnClustered
If DialogResult.Yes = _
MessageBox.Show("Change the chart type to a 3-D pie chart?", _
"Example", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) Then
Chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DPie
End If
End Sub
private void SetChartType()
{
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.xlColumnClustered;
if (DialogResult.Yes ==
MessageBox.Show("Change the chart type to a 3-D pie chart?",
"Example", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo))
{
chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DPie;
}
}
.NET Framework Security
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