How to set error bar for Excel chart in C#, VB.NET?

This article explains how to set Error Bar in chart using XlsIO.

What are Error Bars?

Error bars express potential error amounts that are graphically relative to each data point or data marker in a data series. This can be achieved in XlsIO, using HasErrorBarsX and HasErrorBarsY properties in chart series.

Code snippet to set Error Bar

Notes:

1.  Horizontal error bars (ErrorBarsX) are applicable for 2D bar charts.

2.  Vertical error bars (ErrorBarsY) are applicable for 2D line charts, 2D column charts, 2D area charts and stock charts.

3.  Scatter charts and bubble charts (both 2D and 3D) do support horizontal error bars and vertical error bars.

4.  Error bar type can be selected using Type property.

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To know more about creating charts with various settings using XlsIO, please refer the documentation.

The following C#/ VB.NET complete code snippet shows how to set error bar in chart using XlsIO.

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              Error bar set using XlsIO