Chart Workbook

Set Chart Data from Workbook

Aspose.Slides provides the ReadWorkbookStream and WriteWorkbookStream methods that allow you to read and write chart data workbooks (containing chart data edited with Aspose.Cells). Note that the chart data has to be organized in the same manner or must have a structure similar to the source.

This Java code demonstrates a sample operation:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart.pptx");
try {
    Chart chart = (Chart) pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().get_Item(0);
    IChartData data = chart.getChartData();

    byte[] stream = data.readWorkbookStream();

    data.getSeries().clear();
    data.getCategories().clear();

    data.writeWorkbookStream(stream);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Set WorkBook Cell as Chart DataLabel

  1. Create an instance of the Presentation class.
  2. Get a slide’s reference through its index.
  3. Add a Bubble chart with some data.
  4. Access the chart series.
  5. Set the workbook cell as a data label.
  6. Save the presentation.

This Java code shows you to set a workbook cell as a chart data label:

String lbl0 = "Label 0 cell value";
String lbl1 = "Label 1 cell value";
String lbl2 = "Label 2 cell value";

// Instantiates a presentation class that represents a presentation file
Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart2.pptx");
try {
    ISlide slide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);
    IChart chart = slide.getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Bubble, 50, 50, 600, 400, true);
    IChartSeriesCollection series = chart.getChartData().getSeries();
    
    IDataLabelCollection dataLabelCollection = series.get_Item(0).getLabels();
    dataLabelCollection.getDefaultDataLabelFormat().setShowLabelValueFromCell(true);

    IChartDataWorkbook wb = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();

    dataLabelCollection.get_Item(0).setValueFromCell(wb.getCell(0, "A10", lbl0));
    dataLabelCollection.get_Item(1).setValueFromCell(wb.getCell(0, "A11", lbl1));
    dataLabelCollection.get_Item(2).setValueFromCell(wb.getCell(0, "A12", lbl2));

    pres.save("resultchart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Manage Worksheets

This Java code demonstrates an operation where the IChartDataWorkbook.Worksheets method is used to access a worksheet collection:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Pie, 50, 50, 400, 500);
    IChartDataWorkbook wb =  chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    for (int i = 0; i < wb.getWorksheets().size(); i++)
        System.out.println(wb.getWorksheets().get_Item(i).getName());
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Specify Data Source Type

This Java code shows you how to specify a type for a data source:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Column3D, 50, 50, 600, 400, true);
    IStringChartValue val = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(0).getName();

    val.setDataSourceType(DataSourceType.StringLiterals);
    val.setData("LiteralString");

    val = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(1).getName();
    val.setData(chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "B1", "NewCell"));

    pres.save("pres.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

External Workbook

Create External Workbook

Using the readWorkbookStream and setExternalWorkbook methods, you can either create an external workbook from scratch or make an internal workbook external.

This Java code demonstrates the external workbook creation process:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    final String workbookPath = "externalWorkbook1.xlsx";

    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Pie, 50, 50, 400, 600);
    FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(workbookPath);
    try {
        byte[] workbookData = chart.getChartData().readWorkbookStream();
        fileStream.write(workbookData, 0, workbookData.length);
    } finally {
        if (fileStream != null) fileStream.close();
    }

    chart.getChartData().setExternalWorkbook(workbookPath);

    pres.save("externalWorkbook.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} catch (IOException e) {    
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Set External Workbook

Using the setExternalWorkbook method, you can assign an external workbook to a chart as its data source. This method can also be used to update a path to the external workbook (if the latter has been moved).

While you cannot edit the data in workbooks stored in remote locations or resources, you can still use such workbooks as an external data source. If the relative path for an external workbook is provided, it gets converted to a full path automatically.

This Java code shows you how to set an external workbook:

// Creates an instance of the Presentation class
Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart.pptx");
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Pie, 50, 50, 400, 600, false);
    IChartData chartData = chart.getChartData();

    chartData.setExternalWorkbook("externalWorkbook.xlsx");

    chartData.getSeries().add(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "B1"), ChartType.Pie);
    chartData.getSeries().get_Item(0).getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "B2"));
    chartData.getSeries().get_Item(0).getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "B3"));
    chartData.getSeries().get_Item(0).getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "B4"));

    chartData.getCategories().add(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "A2"));
    chartData.getCategories().add(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "A3"));
    chartData.getCategories().add(chartData.getChartDataWorkbook().getCell(0, "A4"));
    
    pres.save("Presentation_with_externalWorkbook.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

The ChartData parameter (under the setExternalWorkbook method) is used to specify whether an excel workbook will be loaded or not.

  • When ChartData value is set to false, only the workbook path gets updated—the chart data will not be loaded or updated from the target workbook. You may want to use this setting when in a situation where the target workbook is nonexistent or unavailable.
  • When ChartData value is set to true , the chart data gets updated from the target workbook.
// Creates an instance of the Presentation class
Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart.pptx");
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Pie, 50, 50, 400, 600, true);
    IChartData chartData = chart.getChartData();

    ((ChartData)chartData).setExternalWorkbook("http://path/doesnt/exists", false);

    pres.save("Presentation_with_externalWorkbookWithUpdateChartData.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Get Chart External Data Source Workbook Path

  1. Create an instance of the Presentation class.
  2. Get a slide’s reference through its index.
  3. Create an object for the chart shape.
  4. Create an object for the source (ChartDataSourceType) type that represents the chart’s data source.
  5. Specify the relevant condition based on the source type being the same as the external workbook data source type.

This Java code demonstrates the operation:

// Creates an instance of the Presentation class
Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart.pptx");
try {
    ISlide slide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(1);
    IChart chart = (IChart)slide.getShapes().get_Item(0);
    int sourceType = chart.getChartData().getDataSourceType();
    
    if (sourceType == ChartDataSourceType.ExternalWorkbook)
    {
        String path = chart.getChartData().getExternalWorkbookPath();
    }
	
	// Saves the presentation
    pres.save("result.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Edit Chart Data

You can edit the data in external workbooks the same way you make changes to the contents of internal workbooks. When an external workbook cannot be loaded, an exception is thrown.

This Java code is an implementation of the described process:

// Creates an instance of tthe Presentation class
Presentation pres = new Presentation("chart.pptx");
try {
    IChart chart = (IChart)pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().get_Item(0);
    ChartData chartData = (ChartData)chart.getChartData();
    
    chartData.getSeries().get_Item(0).getDataPoints().get_Item(0).getValue().getAsCell().setValue(100);
    
    pres.save("presentation_out.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}
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