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h2. XY Line Chart

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The XY line chart consists of pairs of values (plotted as points) on a line for each series in the given dataset. An XY line chart will have two numeric axes.


h5h3. Dataset Guidelines

This chart expects its data as an [XY dataset|The XY Dataset].

h5h3. Required Properties

The following properties are required:

*chart-type*

{code:XML}
<chart-type>LineChart</chart-type>
{code} 

*dataset-type*

{code:XML}
<dataset-type>XYSeriesCollection</dataset-type>
{code}


The optional chart properties that are supported for this chart are listed in the [Chart Properties Reference].

h5h3. Example

The following chart definition will produce the chart in the example below.

{code:XML}
<chart>
	
	<chart-type>LineChart</chart-type>
	<dataset-type>XYSeriesCollection</dataset-type>

	
	<title>XY Series Sample Chart</title>
	<line-style>solid</line-style>
	<line-width>1</line-width>
	<markers-visible>true</markers-visible>
	<chart-background type="color">#FFFFFF</chart-background>
	<plot-background type="color">#FFFFFF</plot-background>
	<height>550</height>
	<width>650</width>
	<color-palette>
		<color>#EE7733</color>
		<color>#9EAA36</color>
		<color>#BF0000</color>
		<color>#FCCF12</color>
		<color>#772200</color>
		<color>#DDCC88</color>
		<color>#123D82</color>
		<color>#4A0866</color>
		<color>#445500</color>-
		<color>#FFAA00</color>
		<color>#1E8AD3</color>
		<color>#AA6611</color>
		<color>#772200</color>
	</color-palette>
	
    <include-legend>true</include-legend>
</chart>
{code}

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