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

Imports data from a data table.

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Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

public static void Import(
    this Worksheet sheet,
    DataTable source,
    bool addHeader,
    int firstRowIndex,
    int firstColumnIndex
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
sheet Worksheet

A Worksheet that is the worksheet to which the data is imported.

source DataTable

A DataTable object that is the data source for import.

addHeader Boolean

true, to insert column names to the row above the cells containing imported data; otherwise, false.

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.

Remarks

The following code illustrates how to import data from a DataTable object to a worksheet. Note that the cell data types are set automatically, according to the data types of the source column. Cell formats are set automatically to the default value for the cell data type. However, you can easily change them, as described in the How to: Specify Number or Date Format for Cell Content topic.

View Example

Private Sub ImportDataTable()

    Dim worksheet As Worksheet = spreadsheetControl1.Document.Worksheets(0)

    ' Create a "Products" DataTable object with four columns.
    Dim sourceTable As New DataTable("Products")
    sourceTable.Columns.Add("Product", GetType(String))
    sourceTable.Columns.Add("Price", GetType(Single))
    sourceTable.Columns.Add("Quantity", GetType(Int32))
    sourceTable.Columns.Add("Discount", GetType(Single))

    sourceTable.Rows.Add("Chocolade", 5, 15, 0.03)
    sourceTable.Rows.Add("Konbu", 9, 55, 0.1)
    sourceTable.Rows.Add("Geitost", 15, 70, 0.07)

    ' Import data from the data table into the worksheet and insert it, starting with the B2 cell.
    worksheet.Import(sourceTable, True, 1, 1)
End Sub

The image below shows the results.

SpreadsheetControl_ImportDataTable

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