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ICustomFunction Interface

Defines properties and methods required to implement your own worksheet function.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Functions

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

public interface ICustomFunction :
    IFunction

The following members return ICustomFunction objects:

#Remarks

View Example

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Functions;
using DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet;
// Create a custom function and add it to the global scope.
SphereMassFunction customFunction = new SphereMassFunction();
if (!workbook.Functions.GlobalCustomFunctions.Contains(customFunction.Name))
    workbook.Functions.GlobalCustomFunctions.Add(customFunction);
public class SphereMassFunction : ICustomFunction
{
    const string functionName = "SPHEREMASS";
    readonly ParameterInfo[] functionParameters;

    public SphereMassFunction()
    {   
        // Missing optional parameters do not result in an error message.
        this.functionParameters = new ParameterInfo[] { new ParameterInfo(ParameterType.Value, ParameterAttributes.Required), 
            new ParameterInfo(ParameterType.Value, ParameterAttributes.Optional)};
    }

    public string Name { get { return functionName; } }
    ParameterInfo[] IFunction.Parameters { get { return functionParameters; } }
    ParameterType IFunction.ReturnType { get { return ParameterType.Value; } }
    bool IFunction.Volatile { get { return false; } }

    ParameterValue IFunction.Evaluate(IList<ParameterValue> parameters, EvaluationContext context)
    {
        double radius;
        double density = 1000;
        ParameterValue radiusParameter;
        ParameterValue densityParameter;

        if (parameters.Count == 2)
        {
            densityParameter = parameters[1];
            if (densityParameter.IsError)
                return densityParameter;
            else 
                density = densityParameter.NumericValue;                
        }

        radiusParameter = parameters[0];
        if (radiusParameter.IsError)
            return radiusParameter;
        else
            radius = radiusParameter.NumericValue;

        return (4 * Math.PI) / 3 * Math.Pow(radius,3) * density;

    }
    string IFunction.GetName(CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return functionName;
    }
}
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