How to: Clear Cells of Content, Formatting, Hyperlinks and Comments

Dec 09, 2022
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This example demonstrates how to clear worksheet cells.

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Clear Cell Content
Clear Cell Formatting
Clear Cell Hyperlinks
Clear Cell Comments

CellActions.cs
CellActions.vb

csharp

// Remove all cell information (content, formatting, hyperlinks and comments).
worksheet.Clear(worksheet["C2:D2"]);

// Remove cell content.
worksheet.ClearContents(worksheet["C3"]);
worksheet["D3"].Value = null;

// Remove cell formatting.
worksheet.ClearFormats(worksheet["C4"]);
worksheet["D4"].Style = workbook.Styles.DefaultStyle;

// Remove hyperlinks from cells.
worksheet.ClearHyperlinks(worksheet["C5"]);

Hyperlink hyperlinkD5 = worksheet.Hyperlinks.GetHyperlinks(worksheet["D5"])[0];
worksheet.Hyperlinks.Remove(hyperlinkD5);

// Remove comments from cells.
worksheet.ClearComments(worksheet["C6"]);

' Remove all cell information (content, formatting, hyperlinks and comments).
worksheet.Clear(worksheet("C2:D2"))

' Remove cell content.
worksheet.ClearContents(worksheet("C3"))
worksheet("D3").Value = Nothing

' Remove cell formatting.
worksheet.ClearFormats(worksheet("C4"))
worksheet("D4").Style = workbook.Styles.DefaultStyle

' Remove hyperlinks from cells.
worksheet.ClearHyperlinks(worksheet("C5"))

Dim hyperlinkD5 As Hyperlink = worksheet.Hyperlinks.GetHyperlinks(worksheet("D5"))(0)
worksheet.Hyperlinks.Remove(hyperlinkD5)

' Remove comments from cells.
worksheet.ClearComments(worksheet("C6"))

The image below shows how cells can be cleared.

To delete an entire cell or a range of cells from the worksheet, use the Worksheet.DeleteCells method (see the How to: Delete a Cell or Range of Cells example).