The chart area represents the entire chart area. You can set the font, background, foreground, and border for the chart control area. The chart elements use the chart area font unless specifically set.
The chart uses default values when the fill is set to automatic.
| Element | Default Value |
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| Area | Automatic fill |
| Chart Area | White background |
| Plot Area | White background |
| Axis | Inherited from chart |
| Legend | Inherited from chart |
| Data Series | Generated automatically |
| Data Point | Generated automatically |
| Data Label | White background |
The following image displays custom settings for the chart area.
Using Code
The following example sets the chart area border, background, foreground, and fonts.
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Add values to the control.
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Create a bar chart with the SpreadChart class.
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Set the appearance properties such as Fill using the SpreadChart class.
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Add the chart.
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| private double strokeThickness; private Brush stroke; private Brush fillBrush; private double chartFontSize; private double axisFontSize; private FontFamily fontFamily; private FontStyle fontStyle; private FontWeight fontWeight; private FontStretch fontStretch; private Brush foreground; strokeThickness = 2; stroke = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green); fillBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red); foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue); chartFontSize = 25; axisFontSize = 25; fontFamily = new FontFamily("Arial Narrow"); fontStyle = FontStyles.Italic; fontWeight = FontWeights.Bold; fontStretch = FontStretches.ExtraExpanded; GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SpreadChart chart = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SpreadChart("Chart", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SpreadChartType.BarStacked, "Sheet1!$A$1:$A$7", 0, 0, 200, 200); gcSpreadSheet1.ActiveSheet.SetArray(0, 0, new object[,] { { 1 }, { 2 }, { 3 }, { 4 }, { 5 }, { 6 }, { 7 }, { 8 }, { 9 }, { 10 } }); //stroke chart.StrokeDashType = GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.StrokeDashType.LongDashDotDot; chart.StrokeThickness = strokeThickness; chart.Stroke = stroke; ////fill chart.Fill = fillBrush; chart.FontSize = chartFontSize; chart.FontFamily = FontFamily; chart.FontStyle = fontStyle; chart.FontWeight = fontWeight; chart.FontStretch = fontStretch; chart.Foreground = foreground; gcSpreadSheet1.ActiveSheet.Charts.Add(chart); | |
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| Private strokeThickness As Double Private stroke As Brush Private fillBrush As Brush Private chartFontSize As Double Private axisFontSize As Double Private fontFamily As FontFamily Private fontStyle As FontStyle Private fontWeight As FontWeight Private fontStretch As FontStretch Private foreground As Brush strokeThickness = 2 stroke = New SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green) fillBrush = New SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red) foreground = New SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue) chartFontSize = 25 axisFontSize = 25 fontFamily = New FontFamily("Arial Narrow") fontStyle = FontStyles.Italic fontWeight = FontWeights.Bold fontStretch = FontStretches.ExtraExpanded Dim chart As New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SpreadChart("Chart", GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.SpreadChartType.BarStacked, "Sheet1!$A$1:$A$7", 0, 0, 200, 200) GcSpreadSheet1.ActiveSheet.SetArray(0, 0, New Object(,) {{1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5}, {6}, {7}, {8}, {9}, {10}}) 'stroke chart.StrokeDashType = GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.StrokeDashType.LongDashDotDot chart.StrokeThickness = strokeThickness chart.Stroke = stroke 'fill chart.Fill = fillBrush chart.FontSize = chartFontSize chart.FontFamily = fontFamily chart.FontStyle = fontStyle chart.FontWeight = fontWeight chart.FontStretch = fontStretch chart.Foreground = foreground GcSpreadSheet1.ActiveSheet.Charts.Add(chart) | |