ExcelFile.Replace Method

Overloads

ExcelFile.Replace(Object, Object, TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces the instances of oldValue by newValue in the active sheet.

Syntax

Namespace: FlexCel.Core

public Int32 Replace(Object oldValue, Object newValue, TXlsCellRange Range, Boolean CaseInsensitive, Boolean SearchInFormulas, Boolean WholeCellContents)

Parameters

<-> Parameter Type Description
oldValue Object Value we want to replace.
newValue Object Value we want to use to replace oldValue.
Range TXlsCellRange Range to Search. Null means the whole worksheet.
CaseInsensitive Boolean If true, string searches will not be case sensitive, "a" = "A"
SearchInFormulas Boolean If true, the search will cover formulas too.
WholeCellContents Boolean If true, only whole cells will be replaced.

Returns

The number of replacements done.

Examples

To replace all cells on a sheet that contain "hello" with "hi":

    xls.Replace("hello", "hi", null, true, true, false);

See also

ExcelFile.Replace(Object, Object, TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Action<TReplaceAction>)

Replaces the instances of oldValue by newValue in the active sheet, and allows to specify the cell format and value for every replaced cell.

Syntax

Namespace: FlexCel.Core

public abstract Int32 Replace(Object oldValue, Object newValue, TXlsCellRange Range, Boolean CaseInsensitive, Boolean SearchInFormulas, Boolean WholeCellContents, Action<TReplaceAction> ReplaceAction)

Parameters

<-> Parameter Type Description
oldValue Object Value we want to replace.
newValue Object Value we want to use to replace oldValue.
Range TXlsCellRange Range to Search. Null means the whole worksheet.
CaseInsensitive Boolean If true, string searches will not be case sensitive, "a" = "A"
SearchInFormulas Boolean If true, the search will cover formulas too.
WholeCellContents Boolean If true, only whole cells will be replaced.
ReplaceAction Action<TReplaceAction> Action to be performed in every replacement.

Returns

The number of replacements done.

Examples

To replace all cells on a sheet that contain 1999-01-01 with 2003-01-01, formatting the cells in column 3 as blue:

    xls.Replace(new DateTime(1999, 01, 01), new DateTime(2003, 01, 01), null, true, true, true,
                (x) =>
                  {
                      if (x.Col == 3)
                      {
                          TFlxFormat fm = x.Workbook.GetFormat(x.XF);
                          fm.FillPattern.FgColor = Colors.Red;
                          fm.FillPattern.Pattern = TFlxPatternStyle.Solid;
                          x.XF = x.Workbook.AddFormat(fm);
                      }
                  }
    );

See also