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CellValueToStringConverter.Convert(Cell, CellValue, Type, out Object) Method

Converts a worksheet cell value to a string.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Export

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

public virtual ConversionResult Convert(
    Cell cell,
    CellValue cellValue,
    Type dataColumnType,
    out object result
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
cell Cell

A Cell object that is the worksheet cell whose value is converted.

cellValue CellValue

A CellValue object that is the value to be converted.

dataColumnType Type

A Type object that indicates the column data type to which a cell value is converted. Not used, the method always converts a value to the string.

result Object

An object that is the result of conversion - a value that will be written in a DataTable. A String object instance.

#Returns

Type Description
ConversionResult

A ConversionResult enumeration member that indicates whether the conversion is successful.

#Remarks

If the conversion is successful, the Convert method returns the ConversionResult.Success value.

Note

If an attempt to convert a value failed, the Convert method returns the ConversionResult.Error. Then, the DataTableExporter.CellValueConversionError event is raised. If the CellValueConversionError event is not handled, an exception is thrown.

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