PivotXlsxExportOptions.CustomizeCell Event

Allows you to specify cell formatting when exporting a Pivot Grid control to XLSX format in data-aware mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

C#

public event CustomizePivotCellEventHandler CustomizeCell

VB.NET

Public Event CustomizeCell As CustomizePivotCellEventHandler

Remarks

Use the CustomizePivotCellEventArgs.RowType and CustomizePivotCellEventArgs.ColumnType parameters to identify a row and column containing the cell. To specify the cell location in the exported Excel document, use the CustomizePivotCellEventArgs.ExportArea property. To customize the cell format, use the CustomizePivotCellEventArgs.Formatting property. Note that you should set the CustomizePivotCellEventArgs.Handled parameter to true to apply changes.

View Example: How to Export ASP.NET MVC Pivot Grid to PDF and XLSX Formats with Custom Settings

C#

PivotXlsxExportOptions GetXlsxOptions()
    {
        PivotXlsxExportOptions options = new PivotXlsxExportOptions();
        options.CustomizeCell += Options_CustomizeCell;
        return options;
    }
void Options_CustomizeCell(CustomizePivotCellEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.CellItemInfo != null)
        {
            switch (e.CellItemInfo.ColumnValueType)
            {
                case PivotGridValueType.GrandTotal:
                    // Specify the text to display in a cell.
                    e.Value = string.Format("=> {0}", e.Value.ToString());
                    // Specify the colors used to paint the cell.
                    e.Formatting.BackColor = Color.Gray;
                    e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Orange;
                    break;
                case PivotGridValueType.Total:
                    e.Formatting.BackColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen;
                    e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.White;
                    break;
                case PivotGridValueType.Value:
                    e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Gray;
                    break;
            }
            e.Handled = true;
        }
    }

VB.NET

Private Function GetXlsxOptions() As PivotXlsxExportOptions
    Dim options As New PivotXlsxExportOptions()
    AddHandler options.CustomizeCell, AddressOf Options_CustomizeCell
    Return options
End Function
Private Sub Options_CustomizeCell(ByVal e As CustomizePivotCellEventArgs)
    If e.CellItemInfo IsNot Nothing Then
        Select Case e.CellItemInfo.ColumnValueType
            Case PivotGridValueType.GrandTotal
                ' Specify the text to display in a cell.
                e.Value = String.Format("=> {0}", e.Value.ToString())
                ' Specify the colors used to paint the cell.
                e.Formatting.BackColor = Color.Gray
                e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Orange
            Case PivotGridValueType.Total
                e.Formatting.BackColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen
                e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.White
            Case PivotGridValueType.Value
                e.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Gray
        End Select
        e.Handled = True
    End If
End Sub

Tip

To customize an exported cell in WYSIWYG export mode, handle the following events:

Control	Event
ASP.NET Pivot Grid	ASPxPivotGridExporter.CustomExportFieldValue and ASPxPivotGridExporter.CustomExportCell
ASP.NET MVC Pivot Grid	MVCxPivotGridExportSettings.CustomExportFieldValue and MVCxPivotGridExportSettings.CustomExportCell

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

mvc-pivot-grid-custom-export/CS/MVCxPivotGrid_CustomExport/PivotGridHelper/PivotGridHelper.cs#L140

PivotXlsxExportOptions options = new PivotXlsxExportOptions();
options.CustomizeCell += Options_CustomizeCell;
return options;