getMsoChartType: Get the ChartType of a msoChart object

In madlogos/aseshms: Toolkit for ASES HMS Team

Description

If the msoChart is a pie chart, then this function will tell its formal chart type:
xlPie
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Usage

getMsoChartType(oChart)

Arguments

oChart

msoChart object (COMIDispatch class)

Value

If the ChartType is valid, then a named numeric is returned. If no valid ChartType can be found, returns NULL.

Author(s)

Yiying Wang, [e-mail]

Examples

## Not run: 
ppt <- RDCOMClient::COMCreate("Powerpoint.Application")
pres <- ppt$Presentations()$Open(<some ppt file>)
slide <- pres$Slides(2)  # the 2nd slide
shape <- slide$Shapes(3)  # the 3rd shape
if (shape[['HasChart']] == -1) {  # if the shape contains msoChart
    chart <- shape[['Chart']]
    getMsoChartType(chart)
}
## End(Not run)

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