CDChartDirectorBaseChartRoutines < Main

---+ Base Chart Routines

These subroutines allow you to set various attributes of your chart, regardless of the type of chart you are creating.

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---++ Base Chart Routines - General
---+++ [[CDChartInitialize][.CHART INITIALIZE]]

Initialize a chart.
---+++ [[CDChartRender][.CHART RENDER]]

Render the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCurrent][.CHART SET CURRENT]]

Set the "current" chart to be a previously initialized chart.
---+++ [[CDChartGetName][.CHART GET NAME]]

Get the name of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetTitle][.CHART SET TITLE]]

Set the title of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetLegendBox][.CHART SET LEGEND BOX]]

Set a Legend Box at the specified X and Y coordinates of the "current" chart.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Background
---+++ [[CDChartSetBGSize][.CHART SET BG SIZE]]

Set the size (height and width) of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetBGSizeH][.CHART SET BG SIZE:H]]

Set the height of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetBGSizeW][.CHART SET BG SIZE:W]]

Set the width of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetBGColor][.CHART SET BG COLOR]]

Set the background color of the "current" chart to the "current" color.
---+++ [[CDChartSetWallpaper][.CHART SET BG WALLPAPR]]

Set the pathname of a wallpaper image that is to be tiled within the background area of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetImage][.CHART SET BG IMAGE]]

Set the pathname of an image file that is to be positioned within the background area of the "current" chart.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Edge Options
---+++ [[CDChartSetEdgeColor][.CHART SET EDGE COLOR]]

Set the edge color of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetEdgeEffect][.CHART SET EDGE EFFECT]]

Set the edge effect of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetEdgeWidth][.CHART SET EDGE WIDTH]]

Set the edge width of the "current" chart. Used in conjunction with Edge Effect.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Corner Options
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerStyle][.CHART SET CNR STYLE]]

Set the corner style (Square or Rounded) of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerRadius][.CHART SET CNR R]]

Set the corner radius' of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerRadiusTL][.CHART SET CNR R:TL]]

Set the radius of the Top Left corner of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerRadiusTR][.CHART SET CNR R:TR]]

Set the radius of the Top Right corner of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerRadiusBR][.CHART SET CNR R:BR]]

Set the radius of the Bottom Right corner of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCornerRadiusBL][.CHART SET CNR R:BL]]

Set the radius of the Bottom Left corner of the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetCnrExteriorColor][.CHART SET CNR EXT CLR]]

Set the exterior color for rounded corners for the "current" chart.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Drop Shadow Options
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadow][.CHART SET DROP SHADOW]]

Set the Drop Shadow Effect to be On or Off for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadowColor][.CHART SET DS COLOR]]

Set the Color of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadowXY][.CHART SET DS LOC]]

Set the X and Y coordinates of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadowX][.CHART SET DS LOC:X]]

Set the X coordinate of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadowY][.CHART SET DS LOC:Y]]

Set the Y coordinate of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetDropShadowBlurRadius][.CHART SET DS BLUR RAD]]

Set the Blur Radius of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Options
---+++ [[CDChartSetImagePath][.CHART SET IMAGE PATH]]

Set the search path for images for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetTransparencyType][.CHART SET TRANS TYPE]]

Set the Transparency Type for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetTransparencyColor][.CHART SET TRANS COLOR]]

Set the Transparency Color for the "Current" chart. This field is usually set in conjunction with the "Single Color" Transparency Type.
---+++ [[CDChartSetShapeAntiAlias][.CHART SET SHAPE AA]]

Set the Shape Anti-Alias to be On or Off for the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDChartSetTextAntiAliasMode][.CHART SET TXT AA MODE]]

Set the Text Anti-Alias Mode for the "current" chart.

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---++ Base Chart Routines - Legend Box
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyTemplate][.LEGEND SET TEMPLATE]]

Set the template of the legend text for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyLayout][.LEGEND SET KEY LAYOUT]]

Set the Layout Method for the Legend Keys for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyColumns][.LEGEND SET KEY COLS]]

Set the number of columns to be used with the "autogrid" Key Layout Method for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyOrder][.LEGEND SET KEY ORDER]]

Set the key order to be ascending or descending for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconSize][.LEGEND SET ICON SZ]]

Set the width and height of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconWidth][.LEGEND SET ICON SZ:W]]

Set the width of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconHeight][.LEGEND SET ICON SZ:H]]

Set the height of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconGap][.LEGEND SET ICON GAP]]

Set the distance between the Legend icon and the Legend text.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyGap][.LEGEND SET KEY GAP]]

Set the horizontal gap between two legend entries for horizontal legend layout and the vertical gap (line spacing) between the legend keys for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyGapHoriz][.LEGEND SET KEY GAP:H]]

Set the horizontal gap between two legend entries for horizontal legend layout for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyGapVert][.LEGEND SET KEY GAP:V]]

Set the vertical gap (line spacing) between the legend keys of the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconEdgeColor][.LEGEND SET ICON E CLR]]

Set the edge color for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Applies only to rectangular icons.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconEdgeEffect][.LEGEND SET ICON E EFF]]

Set the edge effect for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Applies only to rectangular icons.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyIconEdgeWidth][.LEGEND SET ICON E W]]

Set the edge width for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Used in conjunction with Edge Effect.
---+++ [[CDLegendSetKeyStyle][.LEGEND SET KEY STYLE]]

Set the key style for the "current" Legend Box.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Legend Box Keys
---+++ [[CDLegendKeyAddNext][.LEGEND KEY ADD NEXT]]

Add the next legend box key to the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendKeyInitialize][.LEGEND KEY INITIALIZE]]

Initialize a legend box key at the specified position for the "current" Legend Box.
---+++ [[CDLegendKeySetLineWidth][.LEGEND KEY SET LN W]]

This subroutine sets the line width of the legend key.
---++ Base Chart Routines - Line Drawing
---+++ [[CDLineInitialize][.LINE INTIALIZE]]

Add a line to the "current" chart.
---+++ [[CDLineSetClr][.LINE SET CLR]]

Change the color of the "current" line.
---+++ [[CDLineSetEndXY][.LINE SET END XY]]

Change the ending co-ordinates of the "current" line.
---+++ [[CDLineSetStartXY][.LINE SET START XY]]

Change the starting co-ordinates of the "current" line.
---+++ [[CDLineSetW][.LINE SET W]]

Change the width of the "current" line.
---++ Not Yet Implemented
---+++ [[CDChartAddToMultiChart][.CHART ADD TO MULTI]]

Add the "current" chart object to the specified Multi-Chart.
---+++ [[CDChartMultiAddEmbeddedChart][.CHART ADD EM CHART]]

Add the specified chart object to the "current" Multi-Chart.

Set the line width for a legend key that represents lines in line charts at the specified legend key position for the "current" Legend Box.
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-- Main.JeanNeron - 2011-11-24
This topic: Main > WebHome > APPX510Features > CDChartDirectorDesignerAPI > CDChartDirectorBaseChartRoutines
Topic revision: r9 - 2012-02-19 - JeanNeron