IronXL How-Tos Select Range How to Select Range ByChaknith Bin May 22, 2023 Updated June 22, 2025 Share: IronXL provides a convenient way to select and manipulate ranges within an Excel Worksheet without using Office Interop. View the IronXL YouTube Playlist How to Select Range in Excel Download the C# library to select range Use workSheet ["A2:B8"] directly after the WorkSheet object to select a range of cells Utilize the GetRow method to select a row of a worksheet Select a column of the given worksheet with the GetColumn method Combine ranges easily with the '+' operator Get started with IronXL Start using IronXL in your project today with a free trial. First Step: Start for Free Select Range Example With IronXL, you can perform various operations on selected ranges, such as sorting, calculations, and aggregations. Please noteWhen applying methods that modify or move cell values, the affected range, row, or column will update its values accordingly. TipsIronXL allows us to combine more than one IronXL.Ranges.Range using the '+' operator. Select Range To select a range from cell A2 to B8, you can use the following code: :path=/static-assets/excel/content-code-examples/how-to/select-range-range.cs // Import necessary namespaces using IronXL; using System.Linq; // Load the Excel workbook from the provided file path WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls"); // Access the first worksheet within the workbook WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First(); // Get a range from the worksheet, here capturing cells from column A to B, rows 2 to 8 Range range = workSheet["A2:B8"]; // Further operations on 'range' can be performed below, such as iterating through cells, // reading values, checking for a specific condition, or modifying data. ' Import necessary namespaces Imports IronXL Imports System.Linq ' Load the Excel workbook from the provided file path Private workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls") ' Access the first worksheet within the workbook Private workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First() ' Get a range from the worksheet, here capturing cells from column A to B, rows 2 to 8 Private range As Range = workSheet("A2:B8") ' Further operations on 'range' can be performed below, such as iterating through cells, ' reading values, checking for a specific condition, or modifying data. $vbLabelText $csharpLabel Select Row To select the 4th row, you can use the GetRow(3) method with zero-based indexing. This will include all cells in the 4th row, even if some corresponding cells in other rows are empty. :path=/static-assets/excel/content-code-examples/how-to/select-range-row.cs using IronXL; using System.Linq; // Load the Excel workbook from the specified file path WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls"); // Select the first worksheet from the workbook WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First(); // Get the row at index 3 (fourth row since index is zero-based) from the worksheet var row = workSheet.Rows[3]; // Note: Add any required processing below for the 'row' variable. Depending on what you need to do with the row, // you might enumerate through its cells, extract data, or perform some operations. // Example: Iterate through each cell in the row and print its content. foreach (var cell in row) { System.Console.WriteLine(cell.Text); } // Additional processing can be done here based on requirements. Imports IronXL Imports System.Linq ' Load the Excel workbook from the specified file path Private workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls") ' Select the first worksheet from the workbook Private workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First() ' Get the row at index 3 (fourth row since index is zero-based) from the worksheet Private row = workSheet.Rows(3) ' Note: Add any required processing below for the 'row' variable. Depending on what you need to do with the row, ' you might enumerate through its cells, extract data, or perform some operations. ' Example: Iterate through each cell in the row and print its content. For Each cell In row System.Console.WriteLine(cell.Text) Next cell ' Additional processing can be done here based on requirements. $vbLabelText $csharpLabel Select Column To select column C, you can use the GetColumn(2) method or specify the range address as workSheet ["C:C"]. Like the GetRow method, it will include all relevant cells, whether they are filled in the specified column or not. :path=/static-assets/excel/content-code-examples/how-to/select-range-column.cs using IronXL; using System.Linq; // Load the workbook from the specified Excel file. WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls"); // Get the first worksheet in the workbook. WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First(); // Get the entire column from the worksheet. // Note: Columns are zero-indexed in IronXL, so column 2 refers to the third column in the sheet. var column = workSheet.Columns[2]; // Iterate through the cell values in the column foreach (var cell in column) { // Process each cell. For example, print the cell's text to the console. Console.WriteLine(cell.StringValue); } Imports IronXL Imports System.Linq ' Load the workbook from the specified Excel file. Private workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls") ' Get the first worksheet in the workbook. Private workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First() ' Get the entire column from the worksheet. ' Note: Columns are zero-indexed in IronXL, so column 2 refers to the third column in the sheet. Private column = workSheet.Columns(2) ' Iterate through the cell values in the column For Each cell In column ' Process each cell. For example, print the cell's text to the console. Console.WriteLine(cell.StringValue) Next cell $vbLabelText $csharpLabel TipsAll the row and column index positions adhere to zero-based indexing. Combine Ranges IronXL provides the flexibility to combine multiple IronXL.Ranges.Range objects using the '+' operator. By using the '+' operator, you can easily concatenate or merge ranges together to create a new range. Please noteCombining rows and columns directly using the '+' operator is not supported. Combining ranges will modify the original range. In the code snippet below, the variable range will be modified to include the combined ranges. :path=/static-assets/excel/content-code-examples/how-to/select-range-combine-range.cs using IronXL; using System.Linq; // Load the workbook from the specified Excel file. WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls"); // Select the first worksheet from the workbook. WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First(); // Get a range of cells from the worksheet (from A2 to B2). var range = workSheet["A2:B2"]; // To combine ranges, concatenate the Address strings and create the new range address. // This combines the range "A2:B2" with the range "A5:B5". string combinedAddress = $"A2:B2,A5:B5"; // Get a combined range from the specified combined addresses. var combinedRange = workSheet[combinedAddress]; // Print out the combined range to check. Console.WriteLine("Combined Range: " + combinedRange.ToString()); Imports IronXL Imports System.Linq ' Load the workbook from the specified Excel file. Private workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xls") ' Select the first worksheet from the workbook. Private workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets.First() ' Get a range of cells from the worksheet (from A2 to B2). Private range = workSheet("A2:B2") ' To combine ranges, concatenate the Address strings and create the new range address. ' This combines the range "A2:B2" with the range "A5:B5". Private combinedAddress As String = $"A2:B2,A5:B5" ' Get a combined range from the specified combined addresses. Private combinedRange = workSheet(combinedAddress) ' Print out the combined range to check. Console.WriteLine("Combined Range: " & combinedRange.ToString()) $vbLabelText $csharpLabel Frequently Asked Questions How can I select a range in Excel using IronXL? To select a range from cell A2 to B8 using IronXL, load your Excel workbook and worksheet, then use the syntax `worksheet["A2:B8"]`. What is the method to select a row in IronXL? You can select a row by using the `GetRow` method with zero-based indexing. For example, to select the 4th row, use `worksheet.GetRow(3)`. How do I select a column using IronXL? To select a column, use the `GetColumn` method with zero-based indexing. For example, to select column C, use `worksheet.GetColumn(2)` or specify the range as `worksheet["C:C"]`. Can I combine multiple ranges in IronXL? Yes, you can combine multiple `IronXL.Ranges.Range` objects using the '+' operator. This allows you to merge two or more ranges into a new range. Does IronXL support zero-based indexing? Yes, IronXL uses zero-based indexing for rows and columns. Is Office Interop required to use IronXL for selecting ranges? No, IronXL provides a way to select and manipulate Excel ranges without using Office Interop. What operations can I perform on selected ranges in IronXL? Once you've selected a range in IronXL, you can perform operations such as sorting, calculations, and aggregations. What happens to the original range when combining ranges? When you combine ranges using the '+' operator, the original range is modified to include the combined ranges. Chaknith Bin Chat with engineering team now Software Engineer Chaknith is the Sherlock Holmes of developers. It first occurred to him he might have a future in software engineering, when he was doing code challenges for fun. His focus is on IronXL and IronBarcode, but he takes pride in helping customers with every product. Chaknith leverages his knowledge from talking directly with customers, to help further improve the products themselves. His anecdotal feedback goes beyond Jira tickets and supports product development, documentation and marketing, to improve customer’s overall experience.When he isn’t in the office, he can be found learning about machine learning, coding and hiking. Ready to Get Started? Start Free Trial Total downloads: 1,446,926 View Licenses >