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ICellValueToColumnTypeConverter Interface

Base interface implemented by converters which are used by the DataTableExporter.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Export

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

public interface ICellValueToColumnTypeConverter

The following members return ICellValueToColumnTypeConverter objects:

#Example

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class MyConverter : ICellValueToColumnTypeConverter
{
    public bool SkipErrorValues { get; set; }
    public CellValue EmptyCellValue { get; set; }

    public ConversionResult Convert(Cell readOnlyCell, CellValue cellValue, Type dataColumnType, out object result)
    {
        result = DBNull.Value;
        ConversionResult converted = ConversionResult.Success;
        if (cellValue.IsEmpty)
        {
            result = EmptyCellValue;
            return converted;
        }
        if (cellValue.IsError)
        {
            // You can return an error, subsequently the exporter throws an exception if the CellValueConversionError event is unhandled.
            //return SkipErrorValues ? ConversionResult.Success : ConversionResult.Error;
            result = "N/A";
            return ConversionResult.Success;
        }
        result = String.Format("{0:MMMM-yyyy}", cellValue.DateTimeValue);
        return converted;
    }
}
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