`<dateAx>` (Date Axis)

This element specifies a date axis for the chart.

Parent Elements
`<plotArea>` (§5.7.2.146)

Child Elements	Subclause
`<auto>` (Automatic Category Axis)	§5.7.2.6
`<axId>` (Axis ID)	§5.7.2.9
`<axPos>` (Axis Position)	§5.7.2.10
`<baseTimeUnit>` (Base Time Unit)	§5.7.2.18
`<crossAx>` (Crossing Axis ID)	§5.7.2.31
`<crosses>` (Crosses)	§5.7.2.33
`<crossesAt>` (Crossing Value)	§5.7.2.34
`<delete>` (Delete)	§5.7.2.40
`<extLst>` (Chart Extensibility)	§5.7.2.64
`<lblOffset>` (Label Offset)	§5.7.2.91
`<majorGridlines>` (Major Gridlines)	§5.7.2.101
`<majorTickMark>` (Major Tick Mark)	§5.7.2.102
`<majorTimeUnit>` (Major Time Unit)	§5.7.2.103
`<majorUnit>` (Major Unit)	§5.7.2.104
`<minorGridlines>` (Minor Gridlines)	§5.7.2.110
`<minorTickMark>` (Minor Tick Mark)	§5.7.2.111
`<minorTimeUnit>` (Minor Time Unit)	§5.7.2.112
`<minorUnit>` (Minor Unit)	§5.7.2.113
`<numFmt>` (Number Format)	§5.7.2.122
`<scaling>` (Scaling)	§5.7.2.161
`<spPr>` (Shape Properties)	§5.7.2.198
`<tickLblPos>` (Tick Label Position)	§5.7.2.208
`<title>` (Title)	§5.7.2.211
`<txPr>` (Text Properties)	§5.7.2.217

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_DateAx">
	<sequence>
	<group ref="EG_AxShared" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="auto" type="CT_Boolean" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="lblOffset" type="CT_LblOffset" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="baseTimeUnit" type="CT_TimeUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="majorUnit" type="CT_AxisUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="majorTimeUnit" type="CT_TimeUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="minorUnit" type="CT_AxisUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="minorTimeUnit" type="CT_TimeUnit" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="extLst" type="CT_ExtensionList" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	</sequence>
</complexType>

<dateAx> (Date Axis)

`<dateAx>` (Date Axis)