GraphElement.setLabelPlacement(value)

Specifies the location of element labels. The corresponding “getter” function is getLabelPlacement().

Parameter

value

One of the following constants:

Chart.CENTER  center of element
Chart.BOTTOM  below element
Chart.TOP     above element
Chart.RIGHT   right of element
Chart.LEFT    left of element

Examples

Chart Component Script

dataset = [["State", "Quantity"], ["CA", 200], ["NY", 300]]; (1)
graph = new EGraph();
var elem = new PointElement("State", "Quantity"); (2)
var frame = new DefaultTextFrame();
frame.setField("Quantity");
elem.setTextFrame(frame);
elem.setLabelPlacement(Chart.BOTTOM); (3)
graph.addElement(elem); (4)

1	See dataset to use a data block instead of an array literal.
2	Create the `PointElement` object.
3	Use `setLabelPlacement` to position the `TextFrame` labels under the points.
4	Use `addElement` to add the `PointElement` to the Chart.

GraphElementsetLabelPlacement

Script that modifies the graph or dataset properties should be placed on the Chart component itself. See Add Component Script for more information. This script has access to the Chart data and Chart API methods. Scripted Charts are not good candidates for user-modification, so you should deselect ‘Enable Ad Hoc Editing’ in the Chart Properties dialog box.

To change the property on a Chart that was previously created with the Chart Editor, use “getter” methods such as EGraph.getElement(index) ① to obtain a handle to the desired GraphElement object. For example:

var elem = graph.getElement(0); (1)
elem.setLabelPlacement(Chart.BOTTOM);