ChangeChartType

Tries to change the series type. Returns true if successful.

Syntax

expression.ChangeChartType(sType);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiChartSeries class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sType	Required	ChartType		Chart type.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example changes the type of the first series of ApiChart class and inserts the new type into the presentation.

• Code
• Result

var oPresentation = Api.GetPresentation();
var oSlide = oPresentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
oSlide.RemoveAllObjects();
var oChart = Api.CreateChart("comboBarLine", [
	[200, 240, 280],
	[250, 260, 280]
], ["Projected Revenue", "Estimated Costs"], [2014, 2015, 2016], 4051300, 2347595, 24);
oChart.SetVerAxisTitle("USD In Hundred Thousands", 10);
oChart.SetHorAxisTitle("Year", 11);
oChart.SetLegendPos("bottom");
oChart.SetShowDataLabels(false, false, true, false);
var aAllSeries = oChart.GetAllSeries();
var oSeries, sSeriesType, sTitle = "";
oSeries = oChart.GetSeries(0);
sSeriesType = oSeries.GetChartType();
sTitle += "Old Series Type = " + sSeriesType + "\n";
oSeries.ChangeChartType("area");
sSeriesType = oSeries.GetChartType();
sTitle += "New Series Type = " + sSeriesType;
oChart.SetTitle(sTitle, 20);
oChart.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);
oChart.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
var oFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(51, 51, 51));
oChart.SetSeriesFill(oFill, 0, false);
oFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
oChart.SetSeriesFill(oFill, 1, false);
oSlide.AddObject(oChart);