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CellRange.GetDataSource(RangeDataSourceOptions) Method

Creates the data source from the current cell range using the specified options.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

object GetDataSource(
    RangeDataSourceOptions options
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
options RangeDataSourceOptions

A RangeDataSourceOptions object containing the data source options.

#Returns

Type Description
Object

An object that is the created data source.

#Remarks

Another method that creates the data source from a worksheet range is the WorksheetDataBindingCollection.CreateDataSource method. It creates a worksheet data binding and adds it to the collection. To obtain a data source associated with a particular binding, use the WorksheetDataBinding.DataSource property.

#Example

View Example

RangeDataSourceOptions options = new RangeDataSourceOptions();
Worksheet sheet = spreadsheetControl1.ActiveWorksheet;
CellRange dataRange = sheet.Selection;
if (dataRange.Equals(sheet.Tables[0].Range))
    options.UseFirstRowAsHeader = true;
else {
    options.UseFirstRowAsHeader = false;
    options.DataSourceColumnTypeDetector = new MyColumnDetector();
}
options.SkipHiddenColumns = true;
rangeDS = dataRange.GetDataSource(options);
sheet.DataBindings.Error += DataBindings_Error;

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