TdxSpreadSheetTableView.CreateCell(Integer,Integer) Method

Returns an underlying cell object of a cell at the specified position in the worksheet.

Declaration

function CreateCell(const ARow: Integer; const AColumn: Integer): TdxSpreadSheetCell; overload; virtual;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
ARow	Integer	The target row index.
AColumn	Integer	The target column index.

Returns

Type	Description
TdxSpreadSheetCell	The created or existing cell object.

Remarks

Call the CreateCell function to obtain a cell object that corresponds to the worksheet cell you need to edit. ARow and AColumn parameters specify the target cell position in the worksheet.

Code Example: Populate Cells and Customize Cell Appearance

The following code example performs two batch operations at control and worksheet levels to change the default (document-wide) cell style, populate cells in the active worksheet, and apply a different style to the populated cells:

Delphi

var
  ATableView: TdxSpreadSheetTableView;
  ACell: TdxSpreadSheetCell;
  I, J: Integer;
begin
  ATableView := dxSpreadSheet1.ActiveSheetAsTable;  // Accesses the active worksheet

  // Change the spreadsheet document-wide cell style (the first batch operation)
  dxSpreadSheet1.BeginUpdate;  // Initiates the following batch change at the control level
  try
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Brush.BackgroundColor := clWebLightBlue;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Brush.ForegroundColor := clWebLightGreen;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Brush.Style := sscfsDiagonalStrip;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Borders[bRight].Color := clLtGray;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Borders[bRight].Style := sscbsThin;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Borders[bBottom].Color := clLtGray;
    dxSpreadSheet1.DefaultCellStyle.Borders[bBottom].Style := sscbsThin;
  finally
    dxSpreadSheet1.EndUpdate;  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  end;

  // Create and populate 75 cells with random integer values (the second batch operation)
  Randomize;  // Initializes the random number generator
  ATableView.BeginUpdate;  // Initiates the following batch change at the worksheet level
  try
    for I := 0 to 14 do  // Iterates through 15 rows
      for J := 0 to 4 do  // Iterates through 5 columns
      begin
        ACell := ATableView.CreateCell(I, J);  // Creates a cell object
        ACell.AsInteger := Random(1000);  // Populates the created cell object with a random integer value
        // Customize cell style settings
        ACell.Style.Borders[bLeft].Color := clWhite;
        ACell.Style.Borders[bLeft].Style := sscbsDotted;
        ACell.Style.Borders[bBottom].Color := clWhite;
        ACell.Style.Borders[bBottom].Style := sscbsDotted;
        ACell.Style.Font.Style := [fsBold, fsItalic];
        ACell.Style.Font.Color := clWhite;
        ACell.Style.Brush.Style := sscfsRevDiagonalStrip;
        ACell.Style.Brush.BackgroundColor := clLime;
        ACell.Style.Brush.ForegroundColor := clGreen;
      end;
  finally
    ATableView.EndUpdate;  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  end;
end;

C++

  TdxSpreadSheetTableView *ATableView;
  TdxSpreadSheetCell *ACell;
  // ...
  ATableView = dxSpreadSheet1->ActiveSheetAsTable;  // Accesses the active worksheet

  // Change the spreadsheet document-wise cell style (the first batch operation)
  dxSpreadSheet1->BeginUpdate(); // Initiates the following batch change at the control level
  try
  {
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Brush->BackgroundColor = clWebLightBlue;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Brush->ForegroundColor = clWebLightGreen;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Brush->Style = sscfsDiagonalStrip;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Borders[bRight]->Color = clLtGray;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Borders[bRight]->Style = sscbsThin;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Borders[bBottom]->Color = clLtGray;
    dxSpreadSheet1->DefaultCellStyle->Borders[bBottom]->Style = sscbsThin;
  }
  __finally
  {
    dxSpreadSheet1->EndUpdate();  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  }

  // Create and populate 75 cells with random integer values (the second batch operation)
  Randomize();  // Initializes the random number generator
  ATableView->BeginUpdate();
  try
  {
    for(int i = 0; i < 15; i++)  // Iterates through 15 rows
      for(int j = 0; j < 5; j++)  // Iterates through 5 columns
      {
        ACell = ATableView->CreateCell(i, j);  // Creates a cell object
        ACell->AsInteger = Random(1000);  // Populates the created cell object with a random integer value
        // Customize cell style settings
        ACell->Style->Borders[bLeft]->Color = clWhite;
        ACell->Style->Borders[bLeft]->Style = sscbsDotted;
        ACell->Style->Borders[bBottom]->Color = clWhite;
        ACell->Style->Borders[bBottom]->Style = sscbsDotted;
        ACell->Style->Font->Style = TFontStyles() << fsBold << fsItalic;
        ACell->Style->Font->Color = clWhite;
        ACell->Style->Brush->Style = sscfsRevDiagonalStrip;
        ACell->Style->Brush->BackgroundColor = clLime;
        ACell->Style->Brush->ForegroundColor = clGreen;
      }
  }
  __finally
  {
    ATableView->EndUpdate();  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  }