Chart platform is the container of the other chart elements, such as chart coordinate paper, chart legend, and so on. You use the properties listed in the following table to control the appearances or behaviors of a chart platform object.
The properties for chart platform are:
Property Name Description Editable Formula Control Data Type General ClassType Shows the class type of the chart object. N N - DataSource Type Specifies the chart type of a chart object. More Info Y N Integer Category Shows the category field or group. N N - Series Shows the data series field or group. N N - Value The aggregation function for one of the data set. N N - StartOffset(1st.Data.Set) Specifies the starting offset of the data series, used together with the other three properties to control the data source range that appears on the chart. This property does not work with chart that involves only one group. More Info Y Y Integer EndOffset(1nd.Data.Set) Specifies the ending offset of the data series, used together with the other three properties to control the data source range that appears on the chart. This property does not work with chart that involves only one group. More Info Y Y Integer StartOffset(2nd.Data.Set) Specifies the starting offset of the categories, used together with the other three properties to control the data source range that appears on the chart. More Info Y Y Integer EndOffset(2nd.Data.Set) Specifies the ending offset of the categories, used together with the other three properties to control the data source range that appears on the chart. More Info Y Y Integer ReverseRows Specifies whether the row sequence is reversed. Y Y Boolean ReverseColumns Specifies whether the column sequence is reversed. Y Y Boolean PatternList Specifies the pattern and color of the data markers. More Info Y N String PrimaryDataFilter Specifies the data filter for the primary value axis (the Y1 axis) to display the tick mark labels the way you want. More Info Y N String SecondaryDataFilter Specifies the data filter for the secondary value axis (the Y2 axis) to display the tick mark labels the way you want. More Info Y N String CategoryFilter Specifies the filter for the category axis (the X axis) to display the tick mark labels the way you want. More Info Y N String SeriesFilter Specifies the filter for the series axis (the Z axis) to display the tick mark labels the way you want. More Info Y N String SizeOfPart1 Specifies the number of data series groups represented on the Y1 axis. More Info Y Y Integer SortX Specifies the sorting order on the labels of the X axis. Y N Integer SortZ Specifies the sorting order on the labels of the Z axis. Y N Integer HyperLink Specifies an URL with a link to the chart. More Info Y Y String XHyperLink Specifies an URL with a link to the X axis labels. More Info Y Y String ZHyperLink Specifies an URL with a link to the Y axis labels. More Info Y Y String Geometry X The distance between the chart and the left edge of the report page margin. Y N Float Y The distance between the chart and the top edge of the report page margin. Y N Float Width The width of the chart object. Y N Float Height The height of the chart object. Y N Float Others TOCAnchor Specifies whether to add the node that represents for this object to the TOC tree. Y Y Boolean Style The style that is applied to the chart object. Y Y String Invisible Specifies whether the chart is visible at run-time. Y Y Boolean Suppressed Specifies whether the chart is suppressed and not shown at run-time. Y Y Boolean SuppressedIfNoRecords Specifies whether to suppress and not show the chart object when there is no record retrieved for the whole report. Y Y Boolean ExportToCSV Specifies whether the chart object is exported when exporting the report to a csv file. Y Y Boolean ExportToXLS Specifies whether the chart object is exported when exporting the report to Excel file. Y Y Boolean Platform AutoLayout Specifies whether the elements inside the object are automatically re-aligned or resized when the object is resized. Y Y Boolean BorderStyle Specifies the border style for an object. More Info Y N Integer PenStyle Specifies the style for the pen object. Y N Integer PenColor The color for the pen object. Y Y String PenThickness The thickness for the pen object. More Info Y N Float EndCaps Specifies the ending style for the pen object. Y N Integer LineJoint Specifies the line joint style for the pen object. Y N Integer Outline Specifies whether an object is shown in outline form. Y N Boolean VariabledDash Specifies whether the dash is auto-sized. Y N Boolean BorderTransparency The border transparency, in percent. Y Y Integer FillPattern Specifies a fill pattern for an object. More Info Y Y Integer BackgroundTransparency The fill transparency, in percent. Y N Integer Top The top position of the background area, measured in the percentage of the object's height, from the top edge of the object, used together with Left, Right, and Bottom. Y N Integer Left The left position of the background area, measured in the percentage of the object's width, from the left edge of the object, used together with Top, Right, and Bottom. Y N Integer Right The right position of the background area, measured in the percentage of the object's width, from the right edge of the object, used together with Top, Left, and Bottom. Y N Integer Bottom The bottom position of the background area, measured in the percentage of the object's height, from the bottom edge of the object, used together with Top, Left, and Right. Y N Integer BackgroundColor The color for the background. Y Y String TextureStyle Specifies a texture style for an object. Y N Integer TextureForeColor The color for the texture foreground. Y Y String TextureBackColor The color for the texture background. Y Y String GradientStyle Specifies a gradient style for an object. More Info Y N Integer GradientStartColor The color for the gradient first color. Y Y String GradientEndColor The color for the gradient second color. Y Y String GradientStartX The horizontal position, measured in the percentage of the object's width, from the left edge of the object, where the gradient starts. Y Y Integer GradientStartY The vertical position, measured in the percentage of the object's height, from the bottom edge of the object, where the gradient starts. Y Y Integer GradientEndX The horizontal position, measured in the percentage of the object's width, from the left edge of the object, where the gradient ends. Y Y Integer GradientEndY The vertical position, measured in the percentage of the object's height, from the bottom edge of the object, where the gradient ends. Y Y Integer Image Specifies a gif image to display on an object. Y Y String ImageLayout Specifies a layout style for the image. More Info Y N Integer ImageX The left position of the image, measured in the percentage of the object's width, from the left edge of the object. Y Y Integer ImageY The top position of the image, measured in the percentage of the object's height, from the bottom edge of the object. Y Y Integer ImageWidth The width of the image, measured in the percentage of the object's width. Setting this value to less than 100 percent will cut the image from the right edge. Y Y Integer ImageHeight The height of the image, measured in the percentage of the object's height. Setting this value to less than 100 percent will cut the image from the bottom edge. Y Y Integer HintFormat Specify the number format for the hint message. Y Y String GroupValueFormat Specifies the format for the group value. The format here usually refer to the following encoding: BIG5, EUCJIS, GBK, UTF8, and XXXXX.... Y Y String