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{excerpt}Creates a new [Series|Series] that is automatically added to the [SeriesCollection|SeriesCollection].{excerpt}
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 public Series CreateSeries(Area area, ChartType chartType, AxisType axisType)

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Public Function CreateSeries(ByVal area As Area, ByVal chartType As ChartType, ByVal axisType As AxisType) As Series

A Series object representing the new data series.

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{param:area}A [Area|Area] object representing the cells that contain the source data for the new series.{param}
{param:chartType}The type of series to add. This method will throw an exception if the specified type is not compatible with an existing series type in the chart.{param}
{param:axisType}Specifies whether the series will be associated with the primary or secondary axis.{param}
{returns}A {{Series}} object representing the new data series.{returns}
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{exception:ArgumentException}The rules for creating series are described under [SeriesCollection]. If these rules would be violated by creating this series, then an ArgumentException will be thrown and the series will not be created. You will instead need to specify a [ChartType] and [AxisType] that are consistent with the rules for creating series.
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