Chart Axis

Getting the Max Values on the Vertical Axis on Charts

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to obtain the minimum and maximum values on a vertical axis. Go through these steps:

  1. Create an instance of the Presentation class.
  2. Access the first slide.
  3. Add a chart with default data.
  4. Get the actual maximum value on the axis.
  5. Get the actual minimum value on the axis.
  6. Get the actual major unit of the axis.
  7. Get the actual minor unit of the axis.
  8. Get the actual major unit scale of the axis.
  9. Get the actual minor unit scale of the axis.

This sample code—an implementation of the steps above—shows you how to get the required values in Java:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
	Chart chart = (Chart)pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Area, 100, 100, 500, 350);
	chart.validateChartLayout();

	double maxValue = chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getActualMaxValue();
	double minValue = chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getActualMinValue();

	double majorUnit = chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getActualMajorUnit();
	double minorUnit = chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getActualMinorUnit();

	// Saves the presentation
	pres.save("MaxValuesVerticalAxis_out.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
	if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Swapping the Data between Axes

Aspose.Slides allows you to quickly swap the data between axes—the data represented on the vertical axis (y-axis) moves to the horizontal axis (x-axis) and vice versa.

This Java code shows you how to perform the data swap task between axes on a chart:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
	IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 100, 100, 400, 300);

	//Switches rows and columns
	chart.getChartData().switchRowColumn();

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

Disabling the Vertical Axis for Line Charts

This Java code shows you how to hide the vertical axis for a line chart:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
	IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Line, 100, 100, 400, 300);
	chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setVisible(false);

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

Disabling the Horizontal Axis for Line Charts

This code shows you how to hide the horizontal axis for a line chart:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
	IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Line, 100, 100, 400, 300);
	chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setVisible(false);

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

Changing Category Axis

Using the CategoryAxisType property, you can specify your preferred category axis type (date or text). This code in Java demonstrates the operation:

Presentation presentation = new Presentation("ExistingChart.pptx");
try {
	IChart chart = (IChart)presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().get_Item(0);
	chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setCategoryAxisType(CategoryAxisType.Date);
	chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setAutomaticMajorUnit(false);
	chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setMajorUnit(1);
	chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setMajorUnitScale(TimeUnitType.Months);
	presentation.save("ChangeChartCategoryAxis_out.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
	if (presentation != null) presentation.dispose();
}

Setting the Date Format for Category Axis Value

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to set the date format for a category axis value. The operation is demonstrated in this Java code:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Area, 50, 50, 450, 300);

    IChartDataWorkbook wb = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    wb.clear(0);

    chart.getChartData().getCategories().clear();
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().clear();
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, "A2", convertToOADate(new GregorianCalendar(2015, 1, 1))));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, "A3", convertToOADate(new GregorianCalendar(2016, 1, 1))));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, "A4", convertToOADate(new GregorianCalendar(2017, 1, 1))));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, "A5", convertToOADate(new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1))));

    IChartSeries series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(ChartType.Line);
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForLineSeries(wb.getCell(0, "B2", 1));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForLineSeries(wb.getCell(0, "B3", 2));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForLineSeries(wb.getCell(0, "B4", 3));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForLineSeries(wb.getCell(0, "B5", 4));
    chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setCategoryAxisType(CategoryAxisType.Date);
    chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setNumberFormatLinkedToSource(false);
    chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setNumberFormat("yyyy");
	
    pres.save("output.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

public static String convertToOADate(GregorianCalendar date) throws ParseException
{
    double oaDate;
    SimpleDateFormat myFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MM yyyy");
    java.util.Date baseDate = myFormat.parse("30 12 1899");
    Long days = TimeUnit.DAYS.convert(date.getTimeInMillis() - baseDate.getTime(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
    oaDate = (double) days + ((double) date.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) / 24) + ((double) date.get(Calendar.MINUTE) / (60 * 24)) + ((double) date.get(Calendar.SECOND) / (60 * 24 * 60));
    return String.valueOf(oaDate);
}

Setting the Rotation Angle for Chart Axis Title

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to set the rotation angle for a chart axis title. This Java code demonstrates the operation:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 50, 50, 450, 300);
    
    chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setTitle(true);
    chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getTitle().getTextFormat().getTextBlockFormat().setRotationAngle(90);

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

Setting the Position Axis in a Category or Value Axis

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to set the position axis in a category or value axis. This Java code shows how to perform the task:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 50, 50, 450, 300);
    
    chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setAxisBetweenCategories(true);

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

Enabling the Display Unit label on Chart Value Axis

Aspose.Slides for Java allows you to configure a chart to show a unit label on its chart value axis. This Java code demonstrates the operation:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 50, 50, 450, 300);

    chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType.Millions);
    
    pres.save("output.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}