AddChart(ChartType,WorksheetCell,PointF,WorksheetCell,PointF,Action<WorksheetChart>) Method

Adds a chart to the collection with the specified bounds.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function AddChart( _
   ByVal chartType As ChartType, _
   ByVal topLeftCornerCell As WorksheetCell, _
   ByVal topLeftCornerPosition As PointF, _
   ByVal bottomRightCornerCell As WorksheetCell, _
   ByVal bottomRightCornerPosition As PointF, _
   Optional ByVal chartInitializer As Action(Of WorksheetChart) _
) As WorksheetChart

C#

public WorksheetChart AddChart( 
   ChartType chartType,
   WorksheetCell topLeftCornerCell,
   PointF topLeftCornerPosition,
   WorksheetCell bottomRightCornerCell,
   PointF bottomRightCornerPosition,
   Action<WorksheetChart> chartInitializer
)

Parameters

chartType

The type of chart to add to the collection.

topLeftCornerCell

The cell where the top-left corner of the shape resides.

topLeftCornerPosition

The position in the topLeftCornerCell of the shape's top-left corner, expressed in percentages.

bottomRightCornerCell

The cell where the bottom-right corner of the shape resides.

bottomRightCornerPosition

the position in the bottomRightCornerCell of the shape's bottom-right corner, expressed in percentages.

chartInitializer

An optional callback for initializing the chart before it is added to the collection.

Return Value

A WorksheetChart-instance.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException	chartType is not defined in the Infragistics.Documents.Excel.Charts.ChartType enumeration.
System.InvalidOperationException	topLeftCornerCell or bottomRightCornerCell is null.
System.InvalidOperationException	topLeftCornerCell and bottomRightCornerCell belong to different worksheets or a worksheet other than the worksheet to which this collection belongs.
System.InvalidOperationException	if a chart is being added to the Shapes collection of another Chart is null.
System.InvalidOperationException	if a Workbook.CurrentFormat doesn't support Chart mofications, e.g. 'Excel97To2003' or 'Excel97To2003Template'.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2