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FusionCharts ASP Class API > Advanced Usage > Setting Delimiter

Delimiter is the character used to separate two consecutive attributes within the chart attribute list. FusionCharts uses semicolon (;) as a default delimiter. To replace the default delimiter with a new character, simply call setParamDelimiter() function and pass the new delimiter character through it as shown in the code below:

 
Call FC.setParamDelimiter("$")

Now you can use '$' as delimiter in the following statements of your program: 

strParam="bgColor=CC66CC$canvasBgColor=BC6699$showBorder=1$borderColor=00FF00"

Consider the code below:

 
<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"%>
 <%
   ' Include FusionCharts ASP Class
  %> 
<!--#include file="../Class/FusionCharts_Gen.asp"-->
<%
dim FC
    ' Create FusionCharts ASP class object  
set FC = new FusionCharts
    ' Set chart type to Column2D
Call FC.setChartType("column2D")
    ' Set chart size 
Call FC.setSize("450","350")
    ' Set the relative path of the SWF file
Call FC.setSWFPath("../FusionCharts/")
    ' Set colon (:) as delimiter
Call FC.setParamDelimiter(":")
          dim strParam
            ' Define chart attributes 
          strParam="caption=Weekly Sales:xAxisName=Week:yAxisName=Revenue:numberPrefix=$"
            ' Set chart attributes 
           Call FC.setChartParams(strParam)
            ' Add chart values and category names
           Call FC.addChartData("40800","label=Week 1:alpha=80","")
           Call FC.addChartData("31400","label=Week 2:alpha=60","")
           Call FC.addChartData("26700","label=Week 3","")
           Call FC.addChartData("54400","label=Week 4","")
            ' Set hash (#) as delimiter
           Call FC.setParamDelimiter("#")
            ' Add First TrendLine
           Call FC.addTrendLine("startValue=42000#color=ff0000#displayvalue=Target#showOnTop=1")
            ' Set semicolon (;) as delimiter
           Call FC.setParamDelimiter(";")
            ' Add Second TrendLine
           Call FC.addTrendLine("startValue=30000;color=008800;displayvalue=Average;showOnTop=1")
 %>
<html>
    <head>
       <title>First Chart - Set Delimiter : Using FusionCharts ASP Class</title>
       <script language='javascript' src='../FusionCharts/FusionCharts.js'></script>
    </head>
    <body>
         <%
            ' Render Chart with JS embedding Method
            Call FC.renderChart(false)
         %>
    </body>
</html>

The code shows how we can use different delimiters in our programs provided the delimiter is declared before being used.