CreateChart

Creates a chart with the parameters specified.

Syntax

expression.CreateChart(chartType, series, seriesNames, catNames, width, height, styleIndex, numFormats);

expression - A variable that represents a Api class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
chartType	Optional	ChartType	"bar"	The chart type used for the chart display.
series	Required	Array		The array of the data used to build the chart from.
seriesNames	Required	Array		The array of the names (the source table column names) used for the data which the chart will be build from.
catNames	Required	Array		The array of the names (the source table row names) used for the data which the chart will be build from.
width	Required	EMU		The chart width in English measure units.
height	Required	EMU		The chart height in English measure units.
styleIndex	Required	number		The chart color style index (can be 1 - 48, as described in OOXML specification).
numFormats	Required	NumFormat[]	String[]

Returns

ApiChart

Example

This example shows how to create a chart and paste it into the document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let chart = Api.CreateChart("bar3D", [
	[200, 240, 280],
	[250, 260, 280]
], ["Projected Revenue", "Estimated Costs"], [2014, 2015, 2016], 4051300, 2347595, 24);
paragraph.AddDrawing(chart);
let solidFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(51, 51, 51));
chart.SetSeriesFill(solidFill, 0, false);
solidFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
chart.SetSeriesFill(solidFill, 1, false);