Obtains a Bitmap of the generated chart.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function GetChartBitmap() As Bitmap

Visual Basic (Usage)	Copy Code
`Dim instance As Chart Dim value As Bitmap value = instance.GetChartBitmap()`

C#
public Bitmap GetChartBitmap()

Return Value

A Bitmap of the chart.

Example

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`//Get the bitmap and add a line to the image Bitmap bmp = Chart.GetChartBitmap(); Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp); g.DrawLine(Pens.Red,36,150,480,150); g.DrawString("This is my line",new Font("Arial",12,FontStyle.Bold),new SolidBrush(Color.Black),new Point(40,150)); g.Dispose(); //Save the image and set the image path to ImageUrl. string ImagePath = Chart.FileManager.SaveImage(bmp); Image1.ImageUrl = ImagePath; //For complete code see PostRenderDrawing.aspx sample`

//Get the bitmap and add a line to the image
Bitmap bmp = Chart.GetChartBitmap();

Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);

g.DrawLine(Pens.Red,36,150,480,150);

g.DrawString("This is my line",new Font("Arial",12,FontStyle.Bold),new SolidBrush(Color.Black),new Point(40,150));

g.Dispose();


 //Save the image and set the image path to ImageUrl.
string ImagePath =
Chart.FileManager.SaveImage(bmp);

Image1.ImageUrl = ImagePath;


 //For complete code see PostRenderDrawing.aspx sample

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`'Get the bitmap and add a line to the image Dim bmp As Bitmap = Chart.GetChartBitmap() Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp) g.DrawLine(Pens.Red, 36, 150, 480, 150) g.DrawString("This is my line", new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new PointF(40F, 150F)) g.Dispose() 'Save the image and set the image path to ImageUrl. Dim ImagePath As String = Chart.FileManager.SaveImage(bmp) Image1.ImageUrl = ImagePath 'For complete code see PostRenderDrawing.aspx sample`

'Get the bitmap and add a line to the image

Dim bmp As Bitmap = Chart.GetChartBitmap()

Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)

g.DrawLine(Pens.Red, 36, 150, 480, 150)

g.DrawString("This is my line", new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new PointF(40F, 150F))

g.Dispose()



'Save the image and set the image path to ImageUrl.

Dim ImagePath As String = Chart.FileManager.SaveImage(bmp)

Image1.ImageUrl = ImagePath



'For complete code see PostRenderDrawing.aspx sample

Remarks

When invoked, the Element.Point properties of all elements drawn on the chart will be populated.

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