WorksheetExtensions.Import(Worksheet, IEnumerable, Int32, Int32, Boolean) Method

Imports data from a collection.

You require a license to the DevExpress Office File API or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use this method in production code.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public static void Import(
    this Worksheet sheet,
    IEnumerable source,
    int firstRowIndex,
    int firstColumnIndex,
    bool isVertical
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Sub Import(
    sheet As Worksheet,
    source As IEnumerable,
    firstRowIndex As Integer,
    firstColumnIndex As Integer,
    isVertical As Boolean
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
sheet	Worksheet	A Worksheet that is the worksheet to which the data is imported.
source	IEnumerable	An object that exposes the IEnumerable interface provided by a collection of objects being imported.
firstRowIndex	Int32	An integer that is the row index of the start cell in which the imported data will be inserted.
firstColumnIndex	Int32	An integer that is the column index of the start cell in which the imported data will be inserted.
isVertical	Boolean	true, to insert imported data vertically; otherwise, false

Remarks

The following code snippet illustrates how to use the Import method.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-import-data-to-worksheet-cells-from-different-data-sources-and-use-tables-e4751

Form1.vb

' Create a List object containing string values.
Dim cities As New List(Of String)()
cities.Add("New York")
cities.Add("Rome")
cities.Add("Beijing")
cities.Add("Delhi")

' Import the list into the worksheet and insert it vertically, starting with the B1 cell.
worksheet.Import(cities, 0, 1, True)

Form1.cs

// Create a List object containing string values.
List<string> cities = new List<string>();
cities.Add("New York");
cities.Add("Rome");
cities.Add("Beijing");
cities.Add("Delhi");

// Import the list into the worksheet and insert it vertically, starting with the B1 cell.
worksheet.Import(cities, 0, 1, true);

The image below shows the results.