XlNumberFormat.General Property
Gets the XlNumberFormat object that uses the General format to display numeric data in a cell.
Namespace: DevExpress.Export.Xl
Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| XlNumberFormat | An XlNumberFormat object that specifies a cell number format. |
Remarks
Use the General property to obtain the XlNumberFormat object that allows you to specify the default MS Excel number format which applies no special formatting to a cell value. To set the General format for a cell, pass the returned XlNumberFormat object to the IXlCell.ApplyFormatting method as a parameter or assign it to the IXlCell.Formatting property.
Note that you can also use your own custom number formats as well as predefined ones. For more information, see the How to: Specify Number Format for Cell Content example.
Example
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/excel-export-api-examples
// Create the header row for the "Excel number formats" category.
using (IXlRow row = sheet.CreateRow()) {
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Set the cell value.
cell.Value = "Excel number formats";
// Apply the "Heading 4" predefined formatting to the cell.
cell.Formatting = XlCellFormatting.Heading4;
}
}
// Use the predefined Excel number formats to display data in cells.
using(IXlRow row = sheet.CreateRow()) {
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
cell.Value = "Predefined formats:";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 123.456 as 123.46.
cell.Value = 123.456;
cell.Formatting = XlNumberFormat.Number2;
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 12345 as 12,345.
cell.Value = 12345;
cell.Formatting = XlNumberFormat.NumberWithThousandSeparator;
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 0.33 as 33%.
cell.Value = 0.33;
cell.Formatting = XlNumberFormat.Percentage;
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display the current date as "mm-dd-yy".
cell.Value = DateTime.Now;
cell.Formatting = XlNumberFormat.ShortDate;
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display the current time as "h:mm AM/PM".
cell.Value = DateTime.Now;
cell.Formatting = XlNumberFormat.ShortTime12;
}
}
// Use custom number formats to display data in cells.
using (IXlRow row = sheet.CreateRow()) {
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
cell.Value = "Custom formats:";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 4310.45 as $4,310.45.
cell.Value = 4310.45;
cell.Formatting = new XlCellFormatting();
cell.Formatting.NumberFormat = @"_([$$-409]* #,##0.00_);_([$$-409]* \(#,##0.00\);_([$$-409]* ""-""??_);_(@_)";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 3426.75 as €3,426.75.
cell.Value = 3426.75;
cell.Formatting = new XlCellFormatting();
cell.Formatting.NumberFormat = @"_-[$€-2] * #,##0.00_-;-[$€-2] * #,##0.00_-;_-[$€-2] * "" - ""??_-;_-@_-";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 0.333 as 33.3%.
cell.Value = 0.333;
cell.Formatting = new XlCellFormatting();
cell.Formatting.NumberFormat = "0.0%";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Apply the custom number format to the date value.
// Display days as Sunday–Saturday, months as January–December, days as 1–31 and years as 1900–9999.
cell.Value = DateTime.Now;
cell.Formatting = new XlCellFormatting();
cell.Formatting.NumberFormat = "dddd, mmmm d, yyyy";
}
using(IXlCell cell = row.CreateCell()) {
// Display 0.6234 as 341/547.
cell.Value = 0.6234;
cell.Formatting = new XlCellFormatting();
cell.Formatting.NumberFormat = "# ???/???";
}
}