XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType) Method

Creates the XlFill object that specifies the automatic pattern fill for a cell background.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export.Xl

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

public static XlFill PatternFill(
    XlPatternType patternType
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function PatternFill(
    patternType As XlPatternType
) As XlFill

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
patternType	XlPatternType	An XlPatternType enumeration member that is a preset type of the cell pattern fill.

Returns

Type	Description
XlFill	An XlFill object that specifies the cell background fill.

Remarks

Use the PatternFill method to fill a cell with a repeated pattern defined by the XlPatternType enumeration value. Note that this method specifies only the type of the cell pattern without setting its color, so the cell background color will be empty and the pattern color will be set to automatic. However, you can use the XlFill.BackColor and XlFill.ForeColor properties to specify the background color and foreground color of the fill pattern.

To fill a cell background with a solid color, use the XlFill.SolidFill method. In this case, the XlFill.PatternType property value will be changed to XlPatternType.Solid.

To apply the specified fill settings to a cell, pass the XlFill object to the IXlCell.ApplyFormatting method as a parameter, or assign it to the IXlCell.Formatting property.

For more information on how to specify the cell background color, refer to the How to: Change Cell Background Color article.

Example

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/excel-export-api-examples

CellFormattingActions.cs

// Create a new worksheet.
using(IXlSheet sheet = document.CreateSheet()) {

    using(IXlRow row = sheet.CreateRow()) {
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Fill the cell background using the predefined color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(Color.Beige));
        }
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Fill the cell background using the custom RGB color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(Color.FromArgb(0xff, 0x99, 0x66)));
        }
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Fill the cell background using the theme color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Accent3, 0.4)));
        }
    }

    using(IXlRow row = sheet.CreateRow()) {
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Specify the cell background pattern using predefined colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.DarkDown, Color.Red, Color.White));
        }
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Specify the cell background pattern using custom RGB colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.DarkTrellis, Color.FromArgb(0xff, 0xff, 0x66), Color.FromArgb(0x66, 0x99, 0xff)));
        }
        using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
            // Specify the cell background pattern using theme colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.LightHorizontal, XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Accent1, 0.2), XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Light2, 0.0)));
        }
    }
}

CellFormattingActions.vb

' Create a new worksheet.
Using sheet As IXlSheet = document.CreateSheet()

    Using row As IXlRow = sheet.CreateRow()
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Fill the cell background using the predefined color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(Color.Beige))
        End Using
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Fill the cell background using the custom RGB color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(Color.FromArgb(&Hff, &H99, &H66)))
        End Using
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Fill the cell background using the theme color.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.SolidFill(XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Accent3, 0.4)))
        End Using
    End Using

    Using row As IXlRow = sheet.CreateRow()
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Specify the cell background pattern using predefined colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.DarkDown, Color.Red, Color.White))
        End Using
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Specify the cell background pattern using custom RGB colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.DarkTrellis, Color.FromArgb(&Hff, &Hff, &H66), Color.FromArgb(&H66, &H99, &Hff)))
        End Using
        Using cell As IXlCell = row.CreateCell()
            ' Specify the cell background pattern using theme colors.
            cell.ApplyFormatting(XlFill.PatternFill(XlPatternType.LightHorizontal, XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Accent1, 0.2), XlColor.FromTheme(XlThemeColor.Light2, 0.0)))
        End Using
    End Using
End Using