get_Categories()

IChartData::get_Categories() method

Gets the primary categories (or both primary and secondary categories if IChartData::set_UseSecondaryCategories is set to false). Read-only IChartCategoryCollection.

virtual System::SharedPtr<IChartCategoryCollection> Aspose::Slides::Charts::IChartData::get_Categories()=0

Remarks

If IChartData::set_UseSecondaryCategories is set to false then IChartData::get_SecondaryCategories returns null and data in IChartData::get_Categories is used both for primary and secondary series. If IChartData::set_UseSecondaryCategories is set to true then data in IChartData::get_SecondaryCategories is used for secondary series and data in IChartData::get_Categories is used for primary series.

Example. What categories are related to series - ChartData.Categories or ChartData.SecondaryCategories?

if (series->get_PlotOnSecondAxis() && series->get_Chart()->get_ChartData()->get_UseSecondaryCategories())
{
// related categories are series->get_Chart()->get_ChartData()->get_SecondaryCategories()
}
else
{
// related categories are series->get_Chart()->get_ChartData()->get_Categories()
}

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