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IExcelSchemaProvider Interface

When implemented, provides the capability to customize the schema retrieved for an Excel/CSV file.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.Excel

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

public interface IExcelSchemaProvider

The following members return IExcelSchemaProvider objects:

Remarks

Tip

The ExcelSchemaProvider class is registered as a default implementation of the IExcelSchemaProvider service. You can inherit from this class to customize the settings required for generating an Excel data source.

Example

This example shows how to customize the schema of the ExcelDataSource using the ExcelDataSource.Schema property. To do this, perform the following steps.

// Creates an Excel data source and selects the specific cell range from the SalesPerson worksheet.
ExcelDataSource excelDataSource = new ExcelDataSource();
excelDataSource.Name = "Excel Data Source";
excelDataSource.FileName = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(@"~/App_Data/ExcelDataSource.xlsx");
ExcelWorksheetSettings worksheetSettings = new ExcelWorksheetSettings("SalesPerson", "A1:L2000");
excelDataSource.SourceOptions = new ExcelSourceOptions(worksheetSettings);

// Specifies the fields that will be available for the created data source.
IExcelSchemaProvider schemaProvider = excelDataSource.GetService(typeof(IExcelSchemaProvider)) 
    as IExcelSchemaProvider;
FieldInfo[] availableFields = schemaProvider.GetSchema(excelDataSource.FileName, null, 
    ExcelDocumentFormat.Xlsx, excelDataSource.SourceOptions, System.Threading.CancellationToken.None);
List<string> fieldsToSelect = new List<string>() { "CategoryName", "ProductName", "Country", "Quantity", 
    "Extended Price"};
foreach (FieldInfo field in availableFields) {
    if (fieldsToSelect.Contains(field.Name)) {
        excelDataSource.Schema.Add(field);
    }
    else {
        field.Selected = false;
        excelDataSource.Schema.Add(field);
    }
}
excelDataSource.Fill();
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