ConditionalFormattingCollection.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(CellRange, ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition, String) Method

Applies a conditional formatting rule that uses a relational operator to determine which cells to format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

ExpressionConditionalFormatting AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(
    CellRange range,
    ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition condition,
    string value
)

VB.NET

Function AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(
    range As CellRange,
    condition As ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition,
    value As String
) As ExpressionConditionalFormatting

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
range	CellRange	A cell range to which the conditional formatting rule is applied.
condition	ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition	An enumeration value that specifies the relational operator.
value	String	A threshold. You can specify a formula in the invariant culture to evaluate the threshold. If you use a formula, start it with an equal sign (=). The formula can include the Spreadsheet’s built-in functions. You can combine relative and absolute references to adjust the formula in each cell.

Returns

Type	Description
ExpressionConditionalFormatting	The conditional formatting rule that this method creates.

Example

This example demonstrates how to create the rule that uses a relational operator as a formatting criteria.

1. To create a new conditional formatting rule represented by the ExpressionConditionalFormatting object, access the collection of conditional formats from the Worksheet.ConditionalFormattings property and call the ConditionalFormattingCollection.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting method. Pass the following parameters:

   • A CellRange object that defines a range of cells to which the rule is applied.
   • A condition specified by one of the ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition enumeration values.
   • A string that specifies the threshold value. Notice that the string can determine a formula to evaluate the threshold.
2. Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true, using the ISupportsFormatting.Formatting property of the ExpressionConditionalFormatting object. Set the background and font colors.

Note

Transparency is not supported in conditional formatting.

To remove the ExpressionConditionalFormatting object, use the ConditionalFormattingCollection.Remove, ConditionalFormattingCollection.RemoveAt or ConditionalFormattingCollection.Clear methods.

View Example

ConditionalFormatting.cs

// Create the rule to identify values that are above the average in cells F2 through F15.
ExpressionConditionalFormatting cfRule =
worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range["$F$2:$F$15"], ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)");
// Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.
// Set the background color to yellow.
cfRule.Formatting.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 0xFA, 0xF7, 0xAA);
// Set the font color to red.
cfRule.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Red;

ConditionalFormatting.vb

' Create the rule to identify values that are above the average in cells F2 through F15.
Dim cfRule As ExpressionConditionalFormatting = worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range("$F$2:$F$15"), ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)")
' Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.
' Set the background color to yellow.
cfRule.Formatting.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(255, &HFA, &HF7, &HAA)
' Set the font color to red.
cfRule.Formatting.Font.Color = Color.Red

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-spreadsheet-how-to-apply-conditional-formatting-to-a-range-of-cells/CS/ConditionalFormatting_WPF_Examples/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.cs#L207

ExpressionConditionalFormatting cfRule =
worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range["$F$2:$F$15"], ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)");
// Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.

spreadsheet-document-api-apply-conditional-formatting-to-cell-range/CS/ConditionalFormatting_Example/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.cs#L210

ExpressionConditionalFormatting cfRule =
worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet["$F$2:$F$15"], ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)");
// Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.

winforms-spreadsheet-apply-conditional-formatting-to-a-range-of-cells/CS/SpreadsheetControl/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.cs#L208

ExpressionConditionalFormatting cfRule =
worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range["$F$2:$F$15"], ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)");
// Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.

VB.NET

wpf-spreadsheet-how-to-apply-conditional-formatting-to-a-range-of-cells/VB/ConditionalFormatting_WPF_Examples/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.vb#L179

' Create the rule to identify values that are above the average in cells F2 through F15.
Dim cfRule As ExpressionConditionalFormatting = worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range("$F$2:$F$15"), ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)")
' Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.

spreadsheet-document-api-apply-conditional-formatting-to-cell-range/VB/ConditionalFormatting_Example/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.vb#L186

' Create the rule to identify values that are above the average in cells F2 through F15.
Dim cfRule As ExpressionConditionalFormatting = worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet("$F$2:$F$15"), ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)")
' Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.

winforms-spreadsheet-apply-conditional-formatting-to-a-range-of-cells/VB/SpreadsheetControl/SpreadsheetActions/ConditionalFormatting.vb#L181

' Create the rule to identify values that are above the average in cells F2 through F15.
Dim cfRule As ExpressionConditionalFormatting = worksheet.ConditionalFormattings.AddExpressionConditionalFormatting(worksheet.Range("$F$2:$F$15"), ConditionalFormattingExpressionCondition.GreaterThan, "=AVERAGE($F$2:$F$15)")
' Specify formatting options to be applied to cells if the condition is true.