Examples/Example1.ps1
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[CmdletBinding()] param ( [System.String] $Path = '~\Desktop', [System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter] $PassThru, [System.String] $Format = 'Png' ) <# From Powershell v3 onwards, the module should not need to be explicitly imported. It is included here to avoid any ambiguity. #> Import-Module PScriboCharts -Verbose:$false <# Generate some sample data to use as an example. This could be a collections of [System.Object[]] (or derived) types. #> $sampleData = Get-Process | Sort-Object -Property WS -Descending | Select-Object -First 10 <# Creates a new chart. The name given to the chart is used when exporting the graphic. #> $exampleChart = New-Chart -Name Example1 -Width 600 -Height 600 <# Adds a chart area to the chart used to plot a series of data. A chart can contain multiple chart areas. #> $exampleChartArea = Add-ChartArea -Chart $exampleChart -Name exampleChartArea -PassThru <# Add a column chart series to the chart area. The chart is plotted by using the 'ProcessName' property for the X axis and the 'WS' property for the Y axis, from each object in the $sampleData collection. The series type determines the layout/format of the chart. In this instance it's a column chart but could also be a line chart by using '$sampleData | Add-LineChartSeries @addChartSeriesParams' instead. #> $addChartSeriesParams = @{ Chart = $exampleChart ChartArea = $exampleChartArea Name = 'exampleChartSeries' XField = 'ProcessName' YField = 'WS' } $sampleData | Add-LineChartSeries @addChartSeriesParams <# Export the chart to a .png (by default) file. #> $chartFileItem = Export-Chart -Chart $exampleChart -Path $Path -Format $Format -PassThru if ($PassThru) { Write-Output -InputObject $chartFileItem } |