ChartFrame.BackgroundMode

ChartFrame.BackgroundMode property

Gets and sets the display mode of the background. This property is only valid in Excel 2003 or earlier versions.

[Obsolete("Use ChartFrame.Area.FillFormat.FillType property instead.")]
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public BackgroundMode BackgroundMode { get; set; }

Remarks

NOTE: This member is now obsolete. Instead, please use ChartFrame.Area.FillFormat.FillType property. For example, If you need to set the BackgroundMode to Opaque, you can use the following code: Area.FillFormat.FillType = FillType.Solid; Area.FillFormat.SolidFill.Color = Color.Red; This property will be removed 12 months later since February 2026. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Examples

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Aspose.Cells;
using Aspose.Cells.Charts;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class ChartFramePropertyBackgroundModeDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            
            // Add sample data
            sheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Category");
            sheet.Cells["A2"].PutValue("Apple");
            sheet.Cells["A3"].PutValue("Orange");
            sheet.Cells["A4"].PutValue("Banana");
            sheet.Cells["B1"].PutValue("Value");
            sheet.Cells["B2"].PutValue(50);
            sheet.Cells["B3"].PutValue(30);
            sheet.Cells["B4"].PutValue(20);

            // Add a chart
            int chartIndex = sheet.Charts.Add(Aspose.Cells.Charts.ChartType.Column, 5, 0, 15, 5);
            Aspose.Cells.Charts.Chart chart = sheet.Charts[chartIndex];
            
            // Set chart data
            chart.NSeries.Add("B2:B4", true);
            chart.NSeries.CategoryData = "A2:A4";

            // Demonstrate BackgroundMode property
            chart.ChartArea.BackgroundMode = Aspose.Cells.Charts.BackgroundMode.Transparent;
            chart.PlotArea.BackgroundMode = Aspose.Cells.Charts.BackgroundMode.Automatic;

            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("ChartBackgroundModeDemo.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

ChartFrame.BackgroundMode