XlDataValidation.Criteria1 Property

Gets or sets the value used in the criterion for data validation.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export.Xl

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public XlValueObject Criteria1 { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Criteria1 As XlValueObject

Property Value

Type	Description
XlValueObject	A DevExpress.Export.Xl.XlValueObject object.

Remarks

The Criteria property content can be a constant, a formula, a worksheet cell or a range of cells.

Use Criteria property to specify the criteria in the validation rule’s operator (all XlDataValidationOperator types), or the XlDataValidationType.Custom rule value.

C#

// Apply data validation to cells.
// Restrict data entry in the range A2:A5 to a 5-digit number.
XlDataValidation validation = new XlDataValidation();
validation.Ranges.Add(XlCellRange.FromLTRB(0, 1, 0, 4));
validation.Type = XlDataValidationType.Custom;
validation.Criteria1 = "=AND(ISNUMBER(A2),LEN(A2)=5)";
// Add the specified rule to the worksheet collection of data validation rules.
sheet.DataValidations.Add(validation);

// Restrict data entry in the cell range D2:D5 to a decimal number within the specified limits.
// Bonus cannot be greater than 10% of the salary.
validation = new XlDataValidation();
validation.Ranges.Add(XlCellRange.FromLTRB(3, 1, 3, 4));
validation.Type = XlDataValidationType.Decimal;
validation.Operator = XlDataValidationOperator.Between;
validation.Criteria1 = 0;

// Use a formula to specify the validation criterion.
validation.Criteria2 = "=C2*0.1";

// Display the error message.
validation.ErrorMessage = "Bonus cannot be greater than 10% of the salary.";
validation.ErrorTitle = "Information";
validation.ErrorStyle = XlDataValidationErrorStyle.Information;
validation.ShowErrorMessage = true;

// Add the specified rule to the worksheet collection of data validation rules.
sheet.DataValidations.Add(validation);

VB.NET

' Apply data validation to cells.
' Restrict data entry in the range A2:A5 to a 5-digit number.
Dim validation As New XlDataValidation()
validation.Ranges.Add(XlCellRange.FromLTRB(0, 1, 0, 4))
validation.Type = XlDataValidationType.Custom
validation.Criteria1 = "=AND(ISNUMBER(A2),LEN(A2)=5)"
' Add the specified rule to the worksheet collection of data validation rules.
sheet.DataValidations.Add(validation)

' Restrict data entry in the cell range D2:D5 to a decimal number within the specified limits.
' Bonus cannot be greater than 10% of the salary.
validation = New XlDataValidation()
validation.Ranges.Add(XlCellRange.FromLTRB(3, 1, 3, 4))
validation.Type = XlDataValidationType.Decimal
validation.Operator = XlDataValidationOperator.Between
validation.Criteria1 = 0

' Use a formula to specify the validation criterion.
validation.Criteria2 = "=C2*0.1"

' Display the error message.
validation.ErrorMessage = "Bonus cannot be greater than 10% of the salary."
validation.ErrorTitle = "Information"
validation.ErrorStyle = XlDataValidationErrorStyle.Information
validation.ShowErrorMessage = True

' Add the specified rule to the worksheet collection of data validation rules.
sheet.DataValidations.Add(validation)

Note

The maximum length of a list used to specify the custom validation criteria is 255 characters. When a list or criteria exceeds this value, an InvalidOperationException is thrown.