Chart.ChartArea Property
Definition
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Gets a ChartArea object that represents the complete chart area for the chart.
public:
property Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::ChartArea ^ ChartArea { Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::ChartArea ^ get(); };
public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ChartArea ChartArea { get; }
member this.ChartArea : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ChartArea
Public ReadOnly Property ChartArea As ChartArea
Property Value
A ChartArea object that represents the complete chart area for the chart.
Examples
The following code example creates a Chart and then uses the ChartArea property to modify the weight and color of the chart area border.
private void UseChartArea()
{
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;
chart1.ChartArea.Border.Color = ColorTranslator.ToOle(Color.Green);
chart1.ChartArea.Border.Weight =
Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThick;
}
Private Sub UseChartArea()
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
Chart1.ChartArea.Border.Color = _
ColorTranslator.ToOle(Color.Green)
Chart1.ChartArea.Border.Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThick
End Sub