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GetType

Returns a type of the chart object using the chart type names from the {@link ChartType} enumeration.

Syntax​

expression.GetType();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiChart class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ChartType

Example​

Determine the chart type using the chart type name in a PDF.

// Useful for confirming a chart's type before applying type-specific formatting in a PDF.

// Retrieve the chart type and show it as text in a PDF.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const chart = Api.CreateChart('3DColumnClustered', [
	[200, 240, 280],
	[250, 260, 280]
], ['Projected Revenue', 'Estimated Costs'], [2014, 2015, 2016], 4051300, 2347595, 24);
chart.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const solidGrey = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(51, 51, 51));
const solidOrange = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
chart.SetSeriesFill(solidGrey, 0, false);
chart.SetSeriesFill(solidOrange, 1, false);
const chartType = chart.GetType();
chart.SetTitle('This chart is of the ' + chartType + ' type', 28);

page.AddObject(chart);