Class Cell

Represents a Cell in an Excel WorkSheet.

Inheritance
System.Object
Cell
Namespace: IronXL
Assembly: IronXL.dll
Syntax
public class Cell : Object

Properties

Address

The location of this Cell within the WorkSheet

Address of the cell in a WorkSheet represented as a RangeAddress.

Declaration
public RangeAddress Address { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
RangeAddress

AddressString

Gets the cell location in Excel Notation. E.G. "A12"

Declaration
public string AddressString { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The cell location.

BoolValue

Gets or sets the boolean value of a cell.

Declaration
public virtual bool BoolValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the cell is TRUE, or contains a number greater than zero. false otherwise.

ColumnIndex

Zero-based column index of a column in the sheet that contains this cell.

e.g. if this Cell is in Excel col "A": ColumnIndex will equal 0

Declaration
public int ColumnIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

Comment

Gets the comment associated with this cell. Returns null if no comment is associated with the cell.

Declaration
public Comment Comment { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Comment

DateTimeValue

Gets or sets the date time value of this Cell.

Declaration
public Nullable<DateTime> DateTimeValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Nullable<System.DateTime>

The System.DateTime value of this Cell.. null if the cell can not be cast as dateTime;

DecimalValue

Gets or sets the numeric System.Decimal value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Declaration
public virtual Decimal DecimalValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Decimal

The System.Decimal value of the cell.

DoubleValue

Gets or sets the numeric System.Double value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Declaration
public virtual double DoubleValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

The System.Double value of the cell.

FloatValue

Gets or sets the numeric System.Single value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Declaration
public virtual float FloatValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Single

The System.Single value of the cell.

FormatString

The Excel Cell format as a string . E.g. $#.00 or 0.00% or m/d/yyyy

Read more about number formats at https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2016/07/07/custom-excel-number-format/

Declaration
public string FormatString { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String
Remarks

You can find the list of the built-in format strings in the class BuiltinFormats.

See Also

FormattedCellValue

Returns the Cell value as a human readable string.

FormattedCellValue applies cell formatting exactly as displayed in Excel, rather than the raw numerical values that underlie the sheet.

Declaration
public string FormattedCellValue { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

Formula

Property to get or set cell's formula.

e.g. =A2+A2+A3+A4

Declaration
public string Formula { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

Property to get or set the cell's value as a hyperlink.

Available link types are:

A URL starting with http:// , https:// or ftp://

An Email starting with mailto:

A file by specifying absolute path starting with file:///

A cell or defined name in the current spreadsheet

Declaration
public string Hyperlink { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

Int32Value

Gets or sets the numeric System.Int32 value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Synonym of IntValue

Declaration
public virtual int Int32Value { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

The System.Int32 value of the cell.

Int64Value

Gets or sets the numeric System.Int64 value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Synonym of LongValue

Declaration
public virtual long Int64Value { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int64

The System.Int64 value of the cell.

IntValue

Gets or sets the System.Int32 value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Declaration
public virtual int IntValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

The System.Int32 value of the cell.

IsBoolean

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is boolean.

Declaration
public bool IsBoolean { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this cell is boolean; otherwise, false.

IsDateTime

Boolean property that indicates if cell contains System.DateTime value.

Declaration
public bool IsDateTime { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this cell contains a DateTime; otherwise, false.

IsEmpty

Boolean property that indicates if cell is empty.

Declaration
public bool IsEmpty { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

IsError

Boolean property that indicates if cell has an error in its formula.

Declaration
public bool IsError { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

IsFormula

Boolean property that indicates if cell contains a formula.

Declaration
public bool IsFormula { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this cell contains a formula; otherwise, false.

IsNumeric

Boolean property that indicates if this Cell contains a numeric value:

E.g. cell contains a number such as decimal, int, long, float, double etc.

Declaration
public bool IsNumeric { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this cell is a number; otherwise, false.

IsText

Boolean property that indicates if cell contains a string value.

Declaration
public bool IsText { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this cell is text; otherwise, false.

Location

Gets the cell location in Excel Notation. E.G. "A12"

Synonym of AddressString.

Declaration
public string Location { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The cell location.

LongValue

Gets or sets the numeric System.Int64 value of the cell. If the cell is non-numeric - zero will be returned.

Declaration
public virtual long LongValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int64

The System.Int64 value of the cell.

RowIndex

Zero-based row index of the row in the sheet that contains this cell.

e.g. if this Cell is in Excel row 3: RowIndex will equal 2

Declaration
public int RowIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

StringValue

Gets or sets the string value of this Cell.

Declaration
public virtual string StringValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The string value of the cell. Numbers and dates will be rendered into readable strings; as displayed in Excel.

Error end NAN cells will return as a null string

Style

The visual Style of this Cell.

Declaration
public IStyle Style { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IStyle
See Also

Text

Gets or sets the string value of this Cell.

Synonym of IronXL.Cells.ICell.StringValue.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The text as displayed in the cell.

Value

Property to Get or Set the cell's value.

Cells may be get or set as types: System.Double, System.Decimal, System.Single, System.Int64, System.Int32, System.Boolean, System.DateTime or System.String.

See IsFormula, IsEmpty, IsDateTime, IsNumeric, IsText and TryGetValue<TType>(out TType) for elegantly parsing sheets with unknown content.

When System.DateTime values, the default Excel date display format is 'M/D/YY h:mm'. Use SetDateTimeValue(DateTime, String) to set a custom date display format

Declaration
public object Value { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Object
See Also

Methods

AddComment(String, String, Boolean)

Adds a comment to the cell.

Declaration
public Comment AddComment(string content, string author, bool isVisible = false)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String content

The content of the comment.
System.String author

The author of the comment.
System.Boolean isVisible

if set to true the comment is visible. Comments are hidden by default.
Returns
Type Description
Comment

Copy(WorkSheet, String)

Copies the specified cell to the sheet and inserts it at the specified point.

Declaration
public void Copy(WorkSheet sheet, string pointToInsert)
Parameters
Type Name Description
WorkSheet sheet

The worksheet to insert.
System.String pointToInsert

Point to insert. e.g. "A7".

Evaluate()

Evaluates the formula, if the cell contains a formula, and saves the result of the formula. The cell remains as a formula cell. Else if the cell does not contain formula, this method leaves the cell unchanged.

Declaration
public Cell Evaluate()
Returns
Type Description
Cell

GetValue<TType>()

An method for getting a strongly-typed cell value which may throw cast exceptions if data is not in the System.Type expected.

Throws System.ArgumentException if casting to TType is impossible.

Use Try/Catch or TryGetValue<TType>(out TType) to cast cell values without possible exceptions.

See Value for the list of valid types.

Declaration
public TType GetValue<TType>()
Returns
Type Description
TType

The value of the cell, cast as TType. E.g: double, decimal, float, long, int, bool, DateTime, string or object.
Type Parameters
Name Description
TType

The type of .net object to cast the result as. E.g: double, decimal, float, long, int, bool, DateTime, string or object.
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentException

RemoveComment()

Removes the comment from the cell. If the cell does not contain a comment, this method does nothing.

Declaration
public void RemoveComment()

Removes Hyperlink from the cell. If the cell does not contain a Hyperlink, nothing happens.

Declaration
public void RemoveHyperlink()

SetDateTimeValue(DateTime, String)

Method for setting System.DateTime value with custom format.

Declaration
public void SetDateTimeValue(DateTime value, string format)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.DateTime value

DateTime value
System.String format

Custom date format as a string. e.g. M/d/yyyy

ToString()

Gets the text content of this Cell.

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
System.String

A System.String that represents the text content of this Cell.

TryGetValue<TType>(out TType)

Safe method for getting a strongly-typed cell value.

See Value for the list of valid types.

e.g. bool OK = Cell.TryGetValue<double>(double result);

Declaration
public bool TryGetValue<TType>(out TType value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TType value

true if the value could be cast successfully as TType. Else false .
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

The value of the cell, cast as TType. E.g: double, decimal, float, long, int, bool, DateTime, string or object.
Type Parameters
Name Description
TType

The type of .net object to cast the result as. E.g: double, decimal, float, long, int, bool, DateTime, string or object.