Explosion Property

Explosion property as it applies to the ChPoint object.

Returns or sets the explosion value for the specified pie-chart or doughnut-chart slice. The valid range is from 0 through 1000. The explosion value is equal to a percentage of the chart's radius. Note that setting this property to 100 moves the tips of the slices away from the center of the chart to a distance equal to the chart's radius. Use this property to highlight a particular pie slice. Read/write Long.

expression.Explosion

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a ChPoint object.

Explosion property as it applies to the ChSeries object.

Returns or sets the explosion value for the specified pie-chart or doughnut-chart series. The valid range is from 0 through 1000. The explosion value is equal to a percentage of the chart's radius. Note that setting this property to 100 moves the tips of the slices away from the center of the chart to a distance equal to the chart's radius. Read/write Long.

expression.Explosion

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a ChSeries object.

Example

As it applies to the ChPoint object.

This example moves the tips of the third point in the specified series to a distance equal to one-tenth the radius of the chart.

ChartSpace1.Charts(0).SeriesCollection(0).Points(2).Explosion = 10

As it applies to the ChSeries object.

This example moves the tips of the pie-chart or doughnut-chart slices in the specified series to a distance equal to one-tenth the radius of the chart.

ChartSpace1.Charts(0).SeriesCollection(0).Explosion = 10

Applies to | ChPoint Object | ChSeries Object

See Also | FirstSliceAngle Property | HoleSize Property