CellRange.GetReferenceA1() Method

Gets the relative cell or cell range reference in the A1 reference style.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

string GetReferenceA1()

VB.NET

Function GetReferenceA1 As String

Returns

Type	Description
String	A String value that specifies the A1-style relative reference to a cell or range of cells.

Remarks

Use the CellRange.GetReferenceR1C1 method to get cell references in the R1C1 reference style.

Example

This example demonstrates how to get A1-style references (relative, absolute and mixed) to a range of cells.

C#

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
// ...

IWorkbook workbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document;
Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

CellRange range = worksheet.Range["B3:D5"];

// Returns the relative range reference - "B3:D5".
string refRel = range.GetReferenceA1();

// Returns the relative range reference that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B3:D5".
string refSheet = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName);

// Returns the absolute range reference - "$B$3:$D$5".
string refAbs = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.ColumnAbsolute | ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute);

// Returns the mixed range reference (with absolute row and relative column) 
// that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B$3:D$5".
string refMixed = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute | ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
' ...

Dim workbook As IWorkbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document
Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)

Dim range As CellRange = worksheet.Range("B3:D5")

' Returns the relative range reference - "B3:D5".
Dim refRel As String = range.GetReferenceA1()

' Returns the relative range reference that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B3:D5".
Dim refSheet As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName)

' Returns the absolute range reference - "$B$3:$D$5".
Dim refAbs As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.ColumnAbsolute Or ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute)

' Returns the mixed range reference (with absolute row and relative column) 
' that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B$3:D$5".
Dim refMixed As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute Or ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName)

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-spreadsheet-control-create-a-data-entry-form/CS/WpfDataEntryFormSample/SpreadsheetBindingManager.cs#L217

{
    string reference = e.Cell.GetReferenceA1();
    string propertyName = cellBindings.SingleOrDefault(p => p.Value == reference).Key;

wpf-spreadsheet-bind-spreadsheet-to-ms-sql-server-database/CS/WpfSpreadsheet_BindToDataSource/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L51

Worksheet sheet = spreadsheetControl.ActiveWorksheet;
string cellReference = cell.GetReferenceA1();
// If the "Save" cell is clicked in the data entry form,

spreadsheet-document-api-export-worksheet-range-to-datatable/CS/ExportToDataTableWorkbookExample/Form1.cs#L45

void exporter_CellValueConversionError(object sender, CellValueConversionErrorEventArgs e) {
    MessageBox.Show("Error in cell " + e.Cell.GetReferenceA1());
    e.DataTableValue = null;

winforms-spreadsheet-bind-to-ms-sql-server-database/CS/SuppliersExample/Form1.cs#L42

Worksheet sheet = spreadsheetControl1.ActiveWorksheet;
string cellReference = cell.GetReferenceA1();
// If the "Save" cell is clicked in the data entry form,

how-to-export-cell-range-to-a-datatable/CS/ExportToDataTableExample/Form1.cs#L180

{
    MessageBox.Show("Error in cell " + e.Cell.GetReferenceA1());
    e.DataTableValue = null;

VB.NET

wpf-spreadsheet-control-create-a-data-entry-form/VB/WpfDataEntryFormSample/SpreadsheetBindingManager.vb#L195

If e.SheetName = SheetName Then
    Dim reference As String = e.Cell.GetReferenceA1()
    Dim propertyName As String = cellBindings.SingleOrDefault(Function(p) p.Value = reference).Key

wpf-spreadsheet-bind-spreadsheet-to-ms-sql-server-database/VB/WpfSpreadsheet_BindToDataSource/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L50

Dim sheet As Worksheet = Me.spreadsheetControl.ActiveWorksheet
Dim cellReference As String = cell.GetReferenceA1()
' If the "Save" cell is clicked in the data entry form,

spreadsheet-document-api-export-worksheet-range-to-datatable/VB/ExportToDataTableWorkbookExample/Form1.vb#L50

Private Sub exporter_CellValueConversionError(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CellValueConversionErrorEventArgs)
    MessageBox.Show("Error in cell " & e.Cell.GetReferenceA1())
    e.DataTableValue = Nothing

winforms-spreadsheet-bind-to-ms-sql-server-database/VB/SuppliersExample/Form1.vb#L44

Dim sheet As Worksheet = spreadsheetControl1.ActiveWorksheet
Dim cellReference As String = cell.GetReferenceA1()
' If the "Save" cell is clicked in the data entry form,

how-to-export-cell-range-to-a-datatable/VB/ExportToDataTableExample/Form1.vb#L173

Private Sub exporter_CellValueConversionError(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CellValueConversionErrorEventArgs)
    MessageBox.Show("Error in cell " & e.Cell.GetReferenceA1())
    e.DataTableValue = Nothing