ChartPlotArea Properties | 
The ChartPlotArea type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
BackGroundColor | 
 
Represents foreground known color.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
BackGroundColorObject | 
 
Represents background color.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
BackGroundKnownColor | 
 
Represents the known color used for the background in Excel.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Border | 
 
Represents chart border. Read only.
 
 | 
| 
 | 
Fill | 
 
Represents XlsFill gradient format. Read only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
The following code illustrates the use of Fill property:
 
<para>//Create worksheet</para><para>Workbook workbook = new Workbook();</para><para>workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");</para><para>Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];</para><para>//Create chart and set range</para><para>IChart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add();</para><para>chart.DataRange = worksheet.Range["B2:C6"];</para><para>//Set chart type</para><para>chart.ChartType = ExcelChartType.Column3DClustered;</para><para>//Gets fill options for the chart element</para><para>IShapeFill fillChart = chart.ChartArea.Fill;</para><para>fillChart.FillType = ShapeFillType.Gradient;</para><para>fillChart.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(205, 217, 234);</para><para>fillChart.ForeColor = Color.White;</para><para>//Save to file</para><para>workbook.SaveToFile("Chart.xlsx");</para>
 | 
| 
 | 
ForeGroundColor | 
 
Represents foreground known color.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
ForeGroundColorObject | 
 
Represents foreground color.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
ForeGroundKnownColor | 
 
Represents foreground known color.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Format3D | 
 
Gets the chart3 D properties.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
The following code illustrates the use of Shadow property:
 
<para>//Create worksheet</para><para>Workbook workbook = new Workbook();</para><para>workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");</para><para>Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];</para><para>//Create chart and set range</para><para>IChart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add();</para><para>chart.DataRange = worksheet.Range["B2:C6"];</para><para>//Set chart type</para><para>chart.ChartType = ExcelChartType.Column3DClustered;</para><para>//Gets shadow formatting properties for the chart element</para><para>ChartShadow shadowChart = chart.ChartArea.Shadow;</para><para>shadowChart.ShadowPrespectiveType = XLSXChartPrespectiveType.Below;</para><para>shadowChart.Color = Color.Aqua;</para><para>shadowChart.Blur = 22;</para><para>//Save to file</para><para>workbook.SaveToFile("Chart.xlsx");</para>
 | 
| 
 | 
HasFormat3D | 
 
This property Indicates whether the Shadow object has been created(which includes the 3D properties)
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
HasInterior | 
 
Indicates whether interior object was created. Read-only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
HasLineProperties | 
 
Indicates whether border formatting object was created. Read-only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
HasManualLayout | 
Obsolete.
 
Indicates whether border formatting object was created. Read-only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
HasShadow | 
 
This property indicates whether the shadow object has been created
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Height | 
 
Y-size. 1/4000 of chart plot. IsHMode Shall set to True
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
InnerLayoutTarget | 
Obsolete.
 
Gets or sets the inner layout target. Note: This property is obsolete and the get and set operations are not implemented.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Interior | 
 
Represents frame interior. Read only
 
 | 
| 
 | 
IsAutomaticFormat | 
 
Represents if use automatic format.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsAutoPosition | 
 
Calculates position automatically.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsAutoSize | 
 
Calculates size automatically.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsBorderCornersRound | 
 
Gets or sets if border corners is round.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsHMode | 
 
false value Specifies that the Height shall be interpreted
as the Bottom of the chart element..
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsWMode | 
 
false value Specifies that the Width shall be interpreted
as the Right of the chart element..
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsXMode | 
 
true value Specifies that the X shall be interpreted
as the Left of the chart element..
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
IsYMode | 
 
true value Specifies that the Y shall be interpreted
as the Top of the chart element..
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
LineProperties | 
 
Gets chart border. Read-only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Parent | 
 
Reference to Parent object. Read-only.
 
(Inherited from
XlsObject
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Pattern | 
 
Represents pattern.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
RectangleStyle | 
Obsolete.
 
Rectangle style.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
ReferenceCount | 
 
Get quantity of instance references.
 
(Inherited from
XlsObject
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Shadow | 
 
Gets the shadow properties.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
The following code illustrates the use of Shadow property:
 
<para>//Create worksheet</para><para>Workbook workbook = new Workbook();</para><para>workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");</para><para>Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];</para><para>//Create chart and set range</para><para>IChart chart = worksheet.Charts.Add();</para><para>chart.DataRange = worksheet.Range["B2:C6"];</para><para>//Set chart type</para><para>chart.ChartType = ExcelChartType.Column3DClustered;</para><para>//Gets shadow formatting properties for the chart element</para><para>ChartShadow shadowChart = chart.ChartArea.Shadow;</para><para>shadowChart.ShadowPrespectiveType = XLSXChartPrespectiveType.Below;</para><para>shadowChart.Color = Color.Aqua;</para><para>shadowChart.Blur = 22;</para><para>//Save to file</para><para>workbook.SaveToFile("Chart.xlsx");</para>
 | 
| 
 | 
Visible | 
 
Represents visiblity.
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Width | 
 
X-size. 1/4000 of chart plot. IsWMode Shall set to True
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Workbook | 
 
Represents a new workbook instance.
 
 | 
| 
 | 
X | 
 
X-position of upper-left corner. 1/4000 of chart plot.
IsXMode Shall set to True
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 | 
| 
 | 
Y | 
 
Y-position of upper-left corner. 1/4000 of chart plot.
IsYMode Shall set to True
 
(Inherited from
XlsChartFrameFormat
.)
 |