Insert a chart

OpenXML Excel

 string FilePath = @"..\..\..\..\Sample Files\";

string FileName = FilePath + "Insert a chart.xlsx";

string worksheetName = "Sheet1";

string title = "New Chart";

Dictionary<string, int> data = new Dictionary<string, int>();

data.Add("abc", 1);

InsertChartInSpreadsheet(FileName, worksheetName, title, data);

// Given a document name, a worksheet name, a chart title, and a Dictionary collection of text keys
// and corresponding integer data, creates a column chart with the text as the series and the integers as the values.

private static void InsertChartInSpreadsheet(string docName, string worksheetName, string title,
Dictionary<string, int> data)
{
    // Open the document for editing.
    using (SpreadsheetDocument document = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(docName, true))
    {
        IEnumerable<Sheet> sheets = document.WorkbookPart.Workbook.Descendants<Sheet>()
            .Where(s => s.Name == worksheetName);
        if (sheets.Count() == 0)
        {
            // The specified worksheet does not exist.
            return;
        }

        WorksheetPart worksheetPart = (WorksheetPart)document.WorkbookPart.GetPartById(sheets.First().Id);

        // Add a new drawing to the worksheet.
        DrawingsPart drawingsPart = worksheetPart.AddNewPart<DrawingsPart>();
        worksheetPart.Worksheet.Append(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Drawing() { Id = worksheetPart.GetIdOfPart(drawingsPart) });
        worksheetPart.Worksheet.Save();

        // Add a new chart and set the chart language to English-US.
        ChartPart chartPart = drawingsPart.AddNewPart<ChartPart>();
        chartPart.ChartSpace = new ChartSpace();
        chartPart.ChartSpace.Append(new EditingLanguage() { Val = new StringValue("en-US") });
        DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.Chart chart = chartPart.ChartSpace.AppendChild<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.Chart>(
            new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.Chart());

        // Create a new clustered column chart.
        PlotArea plotArea = chart.AppendChild<PlotArea>(new PlotArea());
        Layout layout = plotArea.AppendChild<Layout>(new Layout());
        BarChart barChart = plotArea.AppendChild<BarChart>(new BarChart(
            new BarDirection() { Val = new EnumValue<BarDirectionValues>(BarDirectionValues.Column) },
            new BarGrouping() { Val = new EnumValue<BarGroupingValues>(BarGroupingValues.Clustered) }));

        uint i = 0;

        // Iterate through each key in the Dictionary collection and add the key to the chart series
        // and add the corresponding value to the chart values.
        foreach (string key in data.Keys)
        {
            BarChartSeries barChartSeries = barChart.AppendChild<BarChartSeries>(new BarChartSeries(
                new Index() { Val = new UInt32Value(i) },
                new Order() { Val = new UInt32Value(i) },
                new SeriesText(new NumericValue() { Text = key })));

            StringLiteral strLit = barChartSeries.AppendChild<CategoryAxisData>(new CategoryAxisData())
                .AppendChild<StringLiteral>(new StringLiteral());
            strLit.Append(new PointCount() { Val = new UInt32Value(1U) });
            strLit.AppendChild<StringPoint>(new StringPoint() { Index = new UInt32Value(0U) })
                .Append(new NumericValue(title));

            NumberLiteral numLit = barChartSeries.AppendChild<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.Values>(
                new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.Values())
                .AppendChild<NumberLiteral>(new NumberLiteral());
            numLit.Append(new FormatCode("General"));
            numLit.Append(new PointCount() { Val = new UInt32Value(1U) });
            numLit.AppendChild<NumericPoint>(new NumericPoint() { Index = new UInt32Value(0u) })
                .Append(new NumericValue(data[key].ToString()));

            i++;
        }

        barChart.Append(new AxisId() { Val = new UInt32Value(48650112u) });
        barChart.Append(new AxisId() { Val = new UInt32Value(48672768u) });

        // Add the Category Axis.
        CategoryAxis catAx = plotArea.AppendChild<CategoryAxis>(new CategoryAxis(
            new AxisId() { Val = new UInt32Value(48650112u) },
            new Scaling(new Orientation()
            {
                Val = new EnumValue<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.OrientationValues>(DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.OrientationValues.MinMax)
            }),
            new AxisPosition() { Val = new EnumValue<AxisPositionValues>(AxisPositionValues.Bottom) },
            new TickLabelPosition() { Val = new EnumValue<TickLabelPositionValues>(TickLabelPositionValues.NextTo) },
            new CrossingAxis() { Val = new UInt32Value(48672768U) },
            new Crosses() { Val = new EnumValue<CrossesValues>(CrossesValues.AutoZero) },
            new AutoLabeled() { Val = new BooleanValue(true) },
            new LabelAlignment() { Val = new EnumValue<LabelAlignmentValues>(LabelAlignmentValues.Center) },
            new LabelOffset() { Val = new UInt16Value((ushort)100) }));

        // Add the Value Axis.
        ValueAxis valAx = plotArea.AppendChild<ValueAxis>(new ValueAxis(
            new AxisId() { Val = new UInt32Value(48672768u) },
            new Scaling(new Orientation()
            {
                Val = new EnumValue<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.OrientationValues>(DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.OrientationValues.MinMax)
            }),
            new AxisPosition() { Val = new EnumValue<AxisPositionValues>(AxisPositionValues.Left) },
            new MajorGridlines(),
            new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Charts.NumberingFormat()
            {
                FormatCode = new StringValue("General"),
                SourceLinked = new BooleanValue(true)
            },
            new TickLabelPosition()
            {
                Val = new EnumValue<TickLabelPositionValues>(TickLabelPositionValues.NextTo)
            },
            new CrossingAxis() { Val = new UInt32Value(48650112U) },
            new Crosses() { Val = new EnumValue<CrossesValues>(CrossesValues.AutoZero) },
            new CrossBetween() { Val = new EnumValue<CrossBetweenValues>(CrossBetweenValues.Between) }));

        // Add the chart legend.
        Legend legend = chart.AppendChild<Legend>(new Legend(
            new LegendPosition() { Val = new EnumValue<LegendPositionValues>(LegendPositionValues.Right) },
            new Layout()));

        chart.Append(new PlotVisibleOnly() { Val = new BooleanValue(true) });

        // Save the chart part.
        chartPart.ChartSpace.Save();

        // Position the chart on the worksheet using a TwoCellAnchor object.
        drawingsPart.WorksheetDrawing = new WorksheetDrawing();
        TwoCellAnchor twoCellAnchor = drawingsPart.WorksheetDrawing.AppendChild<TwoCellAnchor>(new TwoCellAnchor());
        twoCellAnchor.Append(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.FromMarker(
            new ColumnId("9"),
            new ColumnOffset("581025"),
            new RowId("17"),
            new RowOffset("114300")));
        twoCellAnchor.Append(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.ToMarker(
            new ColumnId("17"),
            new ColumnOffset("276225"),
            new RowId("32"),
            new RowOffset("0")));

        // Append a GraphicFrame to the TwoCellAnchor object.
        DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.GraphicFrame graphicFrame =
            twoCellAnchor.AppendChild<DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.GraphicFrame>(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.GraphicFrame());
        graphicFrame.Macro = "";
        graphicFrame.Append(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.NonVisualGraphicFrameProperties(
            new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.NonVisualDrawingProperties() { Id = new UInt32Value(2u), Name = "Chart 1" },
            new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Drawing.Spreadsheet.NonVisualGraphicFrameDrawingProperties()));
        graphicFrame.Append(new Transform(
            new Offset() { X = 0L, Y = 0L },
            new Extents() { Cx = 0L, Cy = 0L }));
        graphicFrame.Append(new Graphic(new GraphicData(new ChartReference() { Id = drawingsPart.GetIdOfPart(chartPart) })
        { Uri = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chart" }));

        twoCellAnchor.Append(new ClientData());

        // Save the WorksheetDrawing object.
        drawingsPart.WorksheetDrawing.Save();
    }
}

Aspose.Cells

 string FilePath = @"..\..\..\..\Sample Files\";

string FileName = FilePath + "Insert a chart.xlsx";

string worksheetName = "Sheet1";

string title = "New Chart";

string dataRange = "A1:B3";

InsertChartInSpreadsheet(FileName, worksheetName, title, dataRange);

private static void InsertChartInSpreadsheet(string docName, string worksheetName, string title, string dataRange)
{
    // Instantiating a Workbook object
    Workbook workbook = new Workbook(docName);

    // Obtaining the reference of the worksheet by passing its name
    Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[worksheetName];

    // Adding a chart to the worksheet
    int chartIndex = worksheet.Charts.Add(Aspose.Cells.Charts.ChartType.Bar, 5, 0, 15, 5);

    // Accessing the instance of the newly added chart
    Aspose.Cells.Charts.Chart chart = worksheet.Charts[chartIndex];

    // Set the title of the chart
    chart.Name = title;

    // Add a SeriesCollection (chart data source) to the chart ranging from the A1 cell to B3
    chart.NSeries.Add(dataRange, true);

    // Saving the Excel file
    workbook.Save(docName);
}

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