Formatting Chart Entities using Aspose.Slides

Aspose.Slides - Formatting Chart Entities

Aspose.Slides for Java lets developers add custom charts to their slides from scratch.

Aspose.Slides for Java provides a simple API for managing different chart entities and formatting them using custom values.

Java

 //Instantiating presentation

Presentation pres = new Presentation();

//Accessing the first slide

ISlide slide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);

//Adding the sample chart

IChart chart = slide.getShapes().addChart(ChartType.LineWithMarkers, 50, 50, 500, 400);

//Setting Chart Titile

chart.hasTitle(true);

chart.getChartTitle().addTextFrameForOverriding("");

IPortion chartTitle = chart.getChartTitle().getTextFrameForOverriding().getParagraphs().get_Item(0).getPortions().get_Item(0);

chartTitle.setText("Sample Chart");

chartTitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chartTitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GRAY);

chartTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontHeight (20);

chartTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

chartTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

//Setting Major grid lines format for value axis

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.BLUE);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().setWidth(5);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().setDashStyle(LineDashStyle.DashDot);

//Setting Minor grid lines format for value axis

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.RED);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().setWidth(3);

//Setting value axis number format

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().isNumberFormatLinkedToSource(false);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType.Thousands);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setNumberFormat("0.0%");

//Setting chart maximum, minimum values

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMajorUnit(false);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMaxValue(false);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMinorUnit(false);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMinValue(false);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setMaxValue(15f);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setMinValue(-2f);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setMinorUnit(0.5f);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().setMajorUnit(2.0f);

//Setting Value Axis Text Properties

IChartPortionFormat txtVal = chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getTextFormat().getPortionFormat();

txtVal.setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

txtVal.setFontHeight(16);

txtVal.setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

txtVal.getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

txtVal.getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(new Color(PresetColor.DarkGreen));

txtVal.setLatinFont(new FontData("Times New Roman"));

//Setting value axis title

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().hasTitle(true);

chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getTitle().addTextFrameForOverriding("");

IPortion valtitle = chart.getAxes().getVerticalAxis().getTitle().getTextFrameForOverriding().getParagraphs().get_Item(0).getPortions().get_Item(0);

valtitle.setText("Primary Axis");

valtitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

valtitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GRAY);

valtitle.getPortionFormat().setFontHeight(20);

valtitle.getPortionFormat().setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

valtitle.getPortionFormat().setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

//Setting Major grid lines format for Category axis

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GREEN);

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMajorGridLinesFormat().getLine().setWidth(5);

//Setting Minor grid lines format for Category axis

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.YELLOW);

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getMinorGridLinesFormat().getLine().setWidth(3);

//Setting Category Axis Text Properties

IChartPortionFormat txtCat = chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getTextFormat().getPortionFormat();

txtCat.setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

txtCat.setFontHeight(16);

txtCat.setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

txtCat.getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid) ;

txtCat.getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.BLUE);

txtCat.setLatinFont(new FontData("Arial"));

//Setting Category Titile

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().hasTitle(true);

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getTitle().addTextFrameForOverriding("");

IPortion catTitle = chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().getTitle().getTextFrameForOverriding().getParagraphs().get_Item(0).getPortions().get_Item(0);

catTitle.setText("Sample Category");

catTitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

catTitle.getPortionFormat().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GRAY);

catTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontHeight(20);

catTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

catTitle.getPortionFormat().setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

//Setting category axis lable position

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setTickLabelPosition(TickLabelPositionType.Low);

//Setting category axis lable rotation angle

chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setTickLabelRotationAngle(45);

//Setting Legends Text Properties

IChartPortionFormat txtleg = chart.getLegend().getTextFormat().getPortionFormat();

txtleg.setFontBold(NullableBool.True);

txtleg.setFontHeight(16);

txtleg.setFontItalic(NullableBool.True);

txtleg.getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

txtleg.getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(new Color(PresetColor.DarkRed));

//Set show chart legends without overlapping chart

chart.getLegend().setOverlay(true);

//chart.ChartData.Series[0].PlotOnSecondAxis=true;

chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(0).setPlotOnSecondAxis(true);

//Setting secondary value axis

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isVisible(true);

 chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().getFormat().getLine().setStyle(LineStyle.ThickBetweenThin);

 chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().getFormat().getLine().setWidth(20);

//Setting secondary value axis Number format

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isNumberFormatLinkedToSource(false);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType.Hundreds);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setNumberFormat ("0.0%");

//Setting chart maximum, minimum values

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMajorUnit(false);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMaxValue(false);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMinorUnit(false);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().isAutomaticMinValue(false);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setMaxValue(20f);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setMinValue(-5f);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setMinorUnit(0.5f);

chart.getAxes().getSecondaryVerticalAxis().setMajorUnit(2.0f);


//Setting chart back wall color

chart.getBackWall().setThickness(1);

chart.getBackWall().getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getBackWall().getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.WHITE);

chart.getFloor().getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getFloor().getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GREEN);

//Setting Plot area color

chart.getPlotArea().getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

chart.getPlotArea().getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(new Color(PresetColor.LightCyan));

//Save Presentation

pres.save(dataDir + "AsposeFormattedChart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);

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