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# AXChartDescriptor

An object that contains all the semantic information about an accessible chart.

```
class AXChartDescriptor
```

## Topics

### Creating a chart

[`init(title:summary:xAxis:yAxis:additionalAxes:series:)`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/init(title:summary:xAxis:yAxis:additionalAxes:series:))

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, descriptors for additional axes, and array of data series.

[`init(attributedTitle:summary:xAxis:yAxis:additionalAxes:series:)`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/init(attributedTitle:summary:xAxis:yAxis:additionalAxes:series:))

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified attributed title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, descriptors for additional axes, and array of data series.

[`-  initWithTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:series:`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/initWithTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:series:)

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, descriptors for additional axes, and array of data series.

[`-  initWithAttributedTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:series:`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/initWithAttributedTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:series:)

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified attributed title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, and array of data series.

[`-  initWithTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:additionalAxes:series:`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/initWithTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:additionalAxes:series:)

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, descriptors for additional axes, and array of data series.

[`-  initWithAttributedTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:additionalAxes:series:`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/initWithAttributedTitle:summary:xAxisDescriptor:yAxisDescriptor:additionalAxes:series:)

Creates a chart descriptor with the specified attributed title, summary, x-axis descriptor,
y-axis descriptor, descriptors for additional axes, and array of data series.

### Specifying the chart title

[`title`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/title)

The title of the chart.

[`attributedTitle`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/attributedTitle)

An attributed version of the chart title.

### Specifying the chart summary

[`summary`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/summary)

A description of the key takeaways or features of the chart.

### Specifying the axes

[`xAxis`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/xAxis-7sb9a)

The axis descriptor for the chart’s x-axis.

[`xAxis`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/xAxis-6dnxd)

The axis descriptor for the chart’s x-axis.

[`yAxis`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/yAxis)

The axis descriptor for the chart’s y-axis.

[`additionalAxes`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/additionalAxes-2adwh)

The descriptors for additional categorical or numerical axes beyond the x-axis and
y-axis.

[`additionalAxes`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/additionalAxes-9ldc0)

The descriptors for additional categorical or numerical axes beyond the x-axis and
y-axis.

[`AXDataAxisDescriptor`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXDataAxisDescriptor)

The basic interface for a data axis in a chart.

### Specifying a series of data points

[`series`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/series)

The descriptors for each data series in the chart.

[`AXDataSeriesDescriptor`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXDataSeriesDescriptor)

An object that represents a series of data points.

### Specifying the content layout

[`contentFrame`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/contentFrame)

The bounds of the view, in screen coordinates, for visually rendering data values.

[`contentDirection`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/contentDirection-swift.property)

The direction of the content in the chart.

[`ContentDirection`](/documentation/Accessibility/AXChartDescriptor/ContentDirection-swift.enum)

A constant that describes the content direction of the chart.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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