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Posted by dev@ram · 12-09-2017 - 14:50

Hi,

I'm trying to create a doughnut chart but there is an issue.

The array structure given to addChart() is shown below:

It seems the '&' in one of the keys corrupts the document (it's generated but the repair dialog shows on opening). Any idea how to fix this? (the chart generates if we remove that key)

Please help. We are using a paid version.

Array
(
    [data] => Array
        (

            [O&M SA] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 472
                )

             [All Others] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 850
                )

        )

    [type] => doughnutChart
    [color] => 18
    [sizeX] => 15
    [border] => 1
    [sizeY] => 12
    [chartAlign] => center
    [showPercent] => 1
    [font] => Arial
    [title] => Graph title
)

Posted by admin · 12-09-2017 - 15:34

Hello,

You need to use the htmlentities function when you need to add a protected character such as & or <.

For example:

$data = array(
    htmlentities('data &1') => array(20),
    'data 2' => array(20),
    'data 3' => array(50),
    'data 4' => array(25),
    'data 5' => array(5),
);

$paramsChart = array(
    'data' => $data,
    'type' => 'doughnutChart',
    'showPercent' => true,
    'explosion' => 10,
    'holeSize' => 25,
    'sizeX' => 12,
    'sizeY' => 10,
    'chartAlign' => 'center',
    'color' => '2',
    'legendPos' => 'r',
    'legendOverlay' => true,
    'showTable' => true,
);
$docx->addChart($paramsChart);

Regards.