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IXlSheet.CreateColumn() Method

Creates a new column in the worksheet and returns the IXlColumn object.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export.Xl

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

IXlColumn CreateColumn()

Returns

Type Description
IXlColumn

An IXlColumn object that is the newly created column.

Remarks

Columns in a worksheet should be created prior to rows and cells. If you try to create a column after or during the row generation, an InvalidOperationException exception will be thrown.

Note

When you finish working with the IXlColumn object, call the Dispose method to release all the resources used by the object. Otherwise, generated content is not written to the output file. You can also modify the IXlColumn object within the using statement (Using block in Visual Basic).

Example

The example below demonstrates how to create and modify a column in a worksheet. To do this, use the IXlSheet.CreateColumn method. To specify where a created column should be located in a worksheet, pass a zero-based column index to the method as a parameter.

// Create a new worksheet.
using (IXlSheet sheet = document.CreateSheet())
{
    // Create the column "A" and set its width to 100 pixels.
    using (IXlColumn column = sheet.CreateColumn())
    {
        column.WidthInPixels = 100;
    }

    // Create the column D and set its width to 24.5 characters.
    using (IXlColumn column = sheet.CreateColumn(3))
    {
        column.WidthInCharacters = 24.5f;
    }
}

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