officefileapi-devexpress-dot-spreadsheet-dot-cellrange-dot-getreferencea1-x28-devexpress-dot-spreadsheet-dot-referenceelement-x29.md
Gets the cell or cell range reference in the A1 reference style.
Namespace : DevExpress.Spreadsheet
Assembly : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core
string GetReferenceA1(
ReferenceElement options
)
Function GetReferenceA1(
options As ReferenceElement
) As String
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| options | ReferenceElement |
A ReferenceElement enumeration values that specify whether to return the relative, absolute or mixed cell reference, and whether to precede it with the worksheet name.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| String |
A String value that specifies the A1-style reference to a cell or range of cells.
|
Use the CellRange.GetReferenceR1C1 method to get cell references in the R1C1 reference style.
This example demonstrates how to get A1-style references (relative, absolute and mixed) to a range of cells.
using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
// ...
IWorkbook workbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document;
Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
CellRange range = worksheet.Range["B3:D5"];
// Returns the relative range reference - "B3:D5".
string refRel = range.GetReferenceA1();
// Returns the relative range reference that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B3:D5".
string refSheet = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName);
// Returns the absolute range reference - "$B$3:$D$5".
string refAbs = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.ColumnAbsolute | ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute);
// Returns the mixed range reference (with absolute row and relative column)
// that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B$3:D$5".
string refMixed = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute | ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName);
Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
' ...
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document
Dim worksheet As Worksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
Dim range As CellRange = worksheet.Range("B3:D5")
' Returns the relative range reference - "B3:D5".
Dim refRel As String = range.GetReferenceA1()
' Returns the relative range reference that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B3:D5".
Dim refSheet As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName)
' Returns the absolute range reference - "$B$3:$D$5".
Dim refAbs As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.ColumnAbsolute Or ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute)
' Returns the mixed range reference (with absolute row and relative column)
' that includes the worksheet name - "Sheet1!B$3:D$5".
Dim refMixed As String = range.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.RowAbsolute Or ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName)
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winforms-spreadsheet-use-custom-cell-editors/CS/DevAVInvoicing/Form1.cs#L135
if (e.Action == CellValueChangedAction.UndoRedo || e.OldValue == e.Cell.Value ||
e.Cell.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName) != "Invoice!B10")
return;
winforms-spreadsheet-use-custom-cell-editors/VB/DevAVInvoicing/Form1.vb#L124
Private Sub spreadsheetControl1_CellValueChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As SpreadsheetCellEventArgs)
If e.Action = CellValueChangedAction.UndoRedo OrElse e.OldValue Is e.Cell.Value OrElse Not Equals(e.Cell.GetReferenceA1(ReferenceElement.IncludeSheetName), "Invoice!B10") Then Return
Dim invoice As Worksheet = e.Worksheet
See Also
How to: Access a Cell in a Worksheet
How to: Access a Range of Cells