IRangeProvider.ValidateReference(String, ReferenceStyle) Method

Validates the cell reference in accordance with the specified cell reference style.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

bool ValidateReference(
    string reference,
    ReferenceStyle style
)

VB.NET

Function ValidateReference(
    reference As String,
    style As ReferenceStyle
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
reference	String	A cell reference to be validated.
style	ReferenceStyle	An enumeration member that specifies the cell reference style.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the specified cell reference is valid; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The example below shows how to use the ValidateReference method to check whether the specified cell references are valid.

C#

worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("A1:C4", ReferenceStyle.A1); // returns true
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("R[-5]C[4]:R1C[-2]", ReferenceStyle.R1C1); // returns true
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("A1:B1:C1", ReferenceStyle.A1); // returns false
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("Sheet1!R12C7", ReferenceStyle.R1C1); // returns false

VB.NET

worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("A1:C4", ReferenceStyle.A1) ' returns True
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("R[-5]C[4]:R1C[-2]", ReferenceStyle.R1C1) ' returns True
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("A1:B1:C1", ReferenceStyle.A1) ' returns False
worksheet.Range.ValidateReference("Sheet1!R12C7", ReferenceStyle.R1C1) ' returns False