Formula Property (Column)

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property Formula As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Column
Dim value As String
 
instance.Formula = value
 
value = instance.Formula

public string Formula {get; set;}

Property Value

String containing the formula for cells in this column

Set this property to a mathematical expression made up of cell references, operators, and functions (either provided or custom functions you define). For a list of the operators and functions you can use in formulas, refer to the Spread for .NET Formula Reference.

The Spread component can use absolute or relative cell references. You define the cell reference style for the spreadsheet by using the ReferenceStyle property. The formula cannot contain both absolute and relative row or column references.

Returning the value of the Formula property provides a string containing the written expression of the formula, for example, SUM(A1:B1). However, if you have changed the cell reference style to a style that cannot represent the formula, the control provides the formula with question marks as placeholders for cell references that cannot be represented.

For example, if you have defined relative cell references used in a formula in cell B1 as RC[-1]+R[-1]C, the formula is interpreted as add the value in the cell to the left (A1) to the value in the cell above ("B0"). The control treats the value in the cell "B0" as an empty cell. If you change the cell reference style to the A1 style, the formula becomes A1+B?, because the A1 style cannot represent cell "B0". However, the control still evaluates the formula as it would using the R1C1 reference style.

This example creates a Column object and positions it in column 2. Values are then placed in cells A1 and A2 and the formula property for the Cell object sums the values.

C#

FarPoint.Web.Spread.Column mycol;
mycol=FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.Columns[1];
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.SetValue(0,0,10);
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.SetValue(1,0,10);
mycol.Formula="SUM(A1:A2)";

Visual Basic

Dim mycol As FarPoint.Web.Spread.Column
mycol=FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.Columns(0)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.SetValue(0,0,10)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.SetValue(1,0,10)
mycol.Formula="SUM(A1:A2)"

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6

Reference

Column Class
Column Members
SetFormula Method
Formula Property (Cell class)
Formula Property (Row class)
ReferenceStyle Field