DocumentCustomProperties.LinkToContent(String, String) Method

Links a custom document property to the cell or cell range content.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

void LinkToContent(
    string name,
    string linkTarget
)

VB.NET

Sub LinkToContent(
    name As String,
    linkTarget As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	A string value that is the name of the custom document property.
linkTarget	String	A string value that is the defined name of the cell or cell range to be linked to the custom property.

Remarks

This method is available only to custom document properties (accessible using the DocumentProperties.Custom property).

If the custom property with the name passed as the name method parameter doesn’t exist, it is created automatically.

The custom property linked to the named cell range returns the value of the range’s upper-left cell.

Example

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/winforms-spreadsheetcontrol-api-part-2-e4832

DocumentPropertiesActions.vb

'Define a name to the cell to be linked to the custom property
workbook.DefinedNames.Add("checked_by", "E6")

'Connect the custom property with the named cell
workbook.DocumentProperties.Custom.LinkToContent("Checked by", "checked_by")

DocumentPropertiesActions.cs

//Define a name to the cell to be linked to the custom property
workbook.DefinedNames.Add("checked_by", "E6");

//Connect the custom property with the named cell
workbook.DocumentProperties.Custom.LinkToContent("Checked by", "checked_by");