Borders.TopBorder Property

Provides access to an object that specifies the top border of a cell or cell range.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

Border TopBorder { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property TopBorder As Border

Property Value

Type	Description
Border	A Border object that specifies characteristics of a cell border.

Remarks

Use the Border.LineStyle and Border.Color properties of the object returned by TopBorder to set characteristics of the cell’s top border.

To specify each border of a cell or cell range individually (e.g., top, bottom, left, right, diagonal, inside and outside borders), use the corresponding properties and methods of the Borders object. Access this object via the cell or cell range Formatting.Borders property.

• To specify borders of an individual cell, access the Borders object using the cell’s Formatting.Borders property directly.
• To specify borders of the cell range, modify the Borders object within the CellRange.BeginUpdateFormatting - CellRange.EndUpdateFormatting method pair.
• To share the same border settings between multiple cells in one step, apply the style with the specified borders to required cells. To specify borders for a cell style, access the Style object from the IWorkbook.Styles collection and use the Formatting.Borders property within the Formatting.BeginUpdate-Formatting.EndUpdate paired methods to access and modify the Borders object.

For examples on how to specify formatting for an individual cell and cell range, or modify a style, refer to the How to: Format a Cell or Range of Cells or How to: Create or Modify a Style document, respectively.

Example

This example demonstrates how to specify different borders for individual cells and ranges of cells by modifying the Borders object.

View Example

FormattingActions.cs

Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

// Set each particular border for the cell.
Cell cellB2 = worksheet.Cells["B2"];
Borders cellB2Borders = cellB2.Borders;
cellB2Borders.LeftBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDot;
cellB2Borders.LeftBorder.Color = Color.Pink;
cellB2Borders.TopBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDotDot;
cellB2Borders.TopBorder.Color = Color.HotPink;
cellB2Borders.RightBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed;
cellB2Borders.RightBorder.Color = Color.DeepPink;
cellB2Borders.BottomBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Medium;
cellB2Borders.BottomBorder.Color = Color.Red;
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderType = DiagonalBorderType.Up;
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderLineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Thick;
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderColor = Color.Red;

// Set diagonal borders for the cell.
Cell cellC4 = worksheet.Cells["C4"];
Borders cellC4Borders = cellC4.Borders;
cellC4Borders.SetDiagonalBorders(Color.Orange, BorderLineStyle.Double, DiagonalBorderType.UpAndDown);

// Set all outside borders for the cell in one step. 
Cell cellD6 = worksheet.Cells["D6"];
cellD6.Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.Gold, BorderLineStyle.Double);
// Set all borders for the range of cells in one step.
CellRange range1 = worksheet.Range["B8:F13"];
range1.Borders.SetAllBorders(Color.Green, BorderLineStyle.Double);

// Set all inside and outside borders separately for the range of cells.
CellRange range2 = worksheet.Range["C15:F18"];
range2.SetInsideBorders(Color.SkyBlue, BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed);
range2.Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.DeepSkyBlue, BorderLineStyle.Medium);

// Set all horizontal and vertical borders separately for the range of cells.
CellRange range3 = worksheet.Range["D21:F23"];
Formatting range3Formatting = range3.BeginUpdateFormatting();
Borders range3Borders = range3Formatting.Borders;
range3Borders.InsideHorizontalBorders.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDot;
range3Borders.InsideHorizontalBorders.Color = Color.DarkBlue;
range3Borders.InsideVerticalBorders.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDotDot;
range3Borders.InsideVerticalBorders.Color = Color.Blue;
range3.EndUpdateFormatting(range3Formatting);

// Set each particular border for the range of cell. 
CellRange range4 = worksheet.Range["E25:F26"];
Formatting range4Formatting = range4.BeginUpdateFormatting();
Borders range4Borders = range4Formatting.Borders;
range4Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.Black, BorderLineStyle.Thick);
range4Borders.LeftBorder.Color = Color.Violet;
range4Borders.TopBorder.Color = Color.Violet;
range4Borders.RightBorder.Color = Color.DarkViolet;
range4Borders.BottomBorder.Color = Color.DarkViolet;
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderType = DiagonalBorderType.UpAndDown;
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderLineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed;
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderColor = Color.BlueViolet;
range4.EndUpdateFormatting(range4Formatting);

FormattingActions.vb

Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)

' Set each particular border for the cell.
Dim cellB2 As Cell = worksheet.Cells("B2")
Dim cellB2Borders As Borders = cellB2.Borders
cellB2Borders.LeftBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDot
cellB2Borders.LeftBorder.Color = Color.Pink
cellB2Borders.TopBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDotDot
cellB2Borders.TopBorder.Color = Color.HotPink
cellB2Borders.RightBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed
cellB2Borders.RightBorder.Color = Color.DeepPink
cellB2Borders.BottomBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Medium
cellB2Borders.BottomBorder.Color = Color.Red
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderType = DiagonalBorderType.Up
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderLineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Thick
cellB2Borders.DiagonalBorderColor = Color.Red

' Set diagonal borders for the cell.
Dim cellC4 As Cell = worksheet.Cells("C4")
Dim cellC4Borders As Borders = cellC4.Borders
cellC4Borders.SetDiagonalBorders(Color.Orange, BorderLineStyle.Double, DiagonalBorderType.UpAndDown)

' Set all outside borders for the cell in one step. 
Dim cellD6 As Cell = worksheet.Cells("D6")
cellD6.Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.Gold, BorderLineStyle.Double)
' Set all borders for the range of cells in one step.
Dim range1 As CellRange = worksheet.Range("B8:F13")
range1.Borders.SetAllBorders(Color.Green, BorderLineStyle.Double)

' Set all inside and outside borders separately for the range of cells.
Dim range2 As CellRange = worksheet.Range("C15:F18")
range2.SetInsideBorders(Color.SkyBlue, BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed)
range2.Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.DeepSkyBlue, BorderLineStyle.Medium)

' Set all horizontal and vertical borders separately for the range of cells.
Dim range3 As CellRange = worksheet.Range("D21:F23")
Dim range3Formatting As Formatting = range3.BeginUpdateFormatting()
Dim range3Borders As Borders = range3Formatting.Borders
range3Borders.InsideHorizontalBorders.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDot
range3Borders.InsideHorizontalBorders.Color = Color.DarkBlue
range3Borders.InsideVerticalBorders.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashDotDot
range3Borders.InsideVerticalBorders.Color = Color.Blue
range3.EndUpdateFormatting(range3Formatting)

' Set each particular border for the range of cell. 
Dim range4 As CellRange = worksheet.Range("E25:F26")
Dim range4Formatting As Formatting = range4.BeginUpdateFormatting()
Dim range4Borders As Borders = range4Formatting.Borders
range4Borders.SetOutsideBorders(Color.Black, BorderLineStyle.Thick)
range4Borders.LeftBorder.Color = Color.Violet
range4Borders.TopBorder.Color = Color.Violet
range4Borders.RightBorder.Color = Color.DarkViolet
range4Borders.BottomBorder.Color = Color.DarkViolet
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderType = DiagonalBorderType.UpAndDown
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderLineStyle = BorderLineStyle.MediumDashed
range4Borders.DiagonalBorderColor = Color.BlueViolet
range4.EndUpdateFormatting(range4Formatting)