officefileapi-devexpress-dot-spreadsheet-dot-cellrange-fb821faf.md
Starts modifying the cell range formatting.
Namespace : DevExpress.Spreadsheet
Assembly : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core
Formatting BeginUpdateFormatting()
Function BeginUpdateFormatting As Formatting
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Formatting |
A Formatting object representing the cell range formatting.
|
This example demonstrates how to format cells in a worksheet.
CellRange.BeginUpdateFormatting - CellRange.EndUpdateFormatting paired methods.// Access the cell to be formatted.
Cell cell = worksheet.Cells["B2"];
// Specify font settings (font name, color, size and style).
cell.Font.Name = "MV Boli";
cell.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
cell.Font.Size = 14;
cell.Font.FontStyle = SpreadsheetFontStyle.Bold;
// Specify cell background color.
cell.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue;
// Specify text alignment in the cell.
cell.Alignment.Vertical = SpreadsheetVerticalAlignment.Center;
cell.Alignment.Horizontal = SpreadsheetHorizontalAlignment.Center;
// Access the range of cells to be formatted.
CellRange range = worksheet.Range["C3:E6"];
// Begin updating of the range formatting.
Formatting rangeFormatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting();
// Specify font settings (font name, color, size and style).
rangeFormatting.Font.Name = "MV Boli";
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
rangeFormatting.Font.Size = 14;
rangeFormatting.Font.FontStyle = SpreadsheetFontStyle.Bold;
// Specify cell background color.
rangeFormatting.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue;
// Specify text alignment in cells.
rangeFormatting.Alignment.Vertical = SpreadsheetVerticalAlignment.Center;
rangeFormatting.Alignment.Horizontal = SpreadsheetHorizontalAlignment.Center;
// End updating of the range formatting.
range.EndUpdateFormatting(rangeFormatting);
' Access the cell to be formatted.
Dim cell As Cell = worksheet.Cells("B2")
' Specify font settings (font name, color, size and style).
cell.Font.Name = "MV Boli"
cell.Font.Color = Color.Blue
cell.Font.Size = 14
cell.Font.FontStyle = SpreadsheetFontStyle.Bold
' Specify cell background color.
cell.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue
' Specify text alignment in the cell.
cell.Alignment.Vertical = SpreadsheetVerticalAlignment.Center
cell.Alignment.Horizontal = SpreadsheetHorizontalAlignment.Center
' Access the range of cells to be formatted.
Dim range As CellRange = worksheet.Range("C3:E6")
' Begin updating of the range formatting.
Dim rangeFormatting As Formatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting()
' Specify font settings (font name, color, size and style).
rangeFormatting.Font.Name = "MV Boli"
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue
rangeFormatting.Font.Size = 14
rangeFormatting.Font.FontStyle = SpreadsheetFontStyle.Bold
' Specify cell background color.
rangeFormatting.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue
' Specify text alignment in cells.
rangeFormatting.Alignment.Vertical = SpreadsheetVerticalAlignment.Center
rangeFormatting.Alignment.Horizontal = SpreadsheetHorizontalAlignment.Center
' End updating of the range formatting.
range.EndUpdateFormatting(rangeFormatting)
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CellRange range = worksheet.Range["C3:H10"];
Formatting rangeFormatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting();
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
asp-net-mvc-spreadsheet-modify-document/CS/DXWebApplication1/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L30
CellRange priceRange = worksheet.Range["C2:C15"];
Formatting rangeFormatting = priceRange.BeginUpdateFormatting();
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.SandyBrown;
range = Sheet["B11:K" + ActualLastRow];
Formatting formatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting();
try
CellRange range = worksheet.Range["C3:H10"];
Formatting rangeFormatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting();
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
CellRange range = worksheet.Range["C3:D4"];
Formatting rangeFormatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting();
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue;
' Start to update the cell range formatting.
Dim rangeFormatting As Formatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting()
' Specify font settings (font name, color, size and style).
winforms-dashboard-customize-exported-document/VB/CustomExportDocumentExample/Form1.vb#L53
sheet.MergeCells(sheet.Range.FromLTRB(5, 0, 8, 0))
Dim formatting As Formatting = textCell.BeginUpdateFormatting()
formatting.Fill.BackgroundColor = Color.LightBlue
Dim range As CellRange = worksheet.Range("C3:H10")
Dim rangeFormatting As Formatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting()
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue
asp-net-mvc-spreadsheet-modify-document/VB/DXWebApplication1/Controllers/HomeController.vb#L23
Dim priceRange As CellRange = worksheet.Range("C2:C15")
Dim rangeFormatting As Formatting = priceRange.BeginUpdateFormatting()
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.SandyBrown
Dim range As CellRange = worksheet.Range("C3:H10")
Dim rangeFormatting As Formatting = range.BeginUpdateFormatting()
rangeFormatting.Font.Color = Color.Blue
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