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ExcelSourceOptionsBase.UseFirstRowAsHeader Property

Gets or sets whether to process the values of the first row as headers.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.Excel

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.DataAccess, DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap

Declaration

[TypeConverter(typeof(BooleanTypeConverter))]
public bool UseFirstRowAsHeader { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true, to process the values of the first row as headers; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library Object Type Path to UseFirstRowAsHeader
Cross-Platform Class Library BeforeFillEventArgs
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
ExcelDataSource
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
DataSourceModel
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
ExcelDataSourceModel
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
IExcelDataSourceModel
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
IChooseFileOptionsPageView
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
WinForms Controls ChooseFileOptionsPageView
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
Dashboard DashboardExcelDataSourceBeforeFillEventArgs
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
ExcelDataSourceBeforeFillEventArgs
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader
.NET Reporting Tools XtraReportModel
.SourceOptions .UseFirstRowAsHeader

Remarks

When the UseFirstRowAsHeader property is set to true, field names for the ExcelDataSource are generated based on the values of the first row. If necessary, you can disable the UseFirstRowAsHeader flag and create a custom schema for the ExcelDataSource using the ExcelDataSource.Schema property.

Note

If you set the UseFirstRowAsHeader property to false and do not provide the data source schema, field names will be generated automatically.

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