Set conditional formatting for text in C#, VB.NET
Syncfusion® Excel (XlsIO) library is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Using this library, you can set conditional formatting for text in C# and VB.NET.
Conditional formatting allows you to format the contents of a cell dynamically. This can be defined and applied in XlsIO through the IConditionalFormat interface.
Steps to set conditional formatting for text programmatically:
Step 1: Create a new C# console application project.
Create a new C# console application
Step 2: Install the Syncfusion.XlsIO.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework applications from NuGet.org.
Install NuGet package
Step 3: Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO
Step 4: Use the following code snippet to create a Excel file with simple text.
C#
// Create an instance of ExcelEngine
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
// Set the default application version as Excel 2016
excelEngine.Excel.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
// Create a workbook with a worksheet
IWorkbook workbook = excelEngine.Excel.Workbooks.Create(1);
// Access the first worksheet from the workbook instance
IWorksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
// Applying conditional formatting to "C1:D10" range
IConditionalFormats condition = sheet.Range["C1:D10"].ConditionalFormats;
// Adding formats to IConditionalFormats collection
IConditionalFormat condition1 = condition.AddCondition();
condition1.Operator = ExcelComparisonOperator.Equal;
condition1.FormatType = ExcelCFType.CellValue;
condition1.FirstFormula = "=\"welcome\"";
// Setting format properties.
condition1.BackColorRGB = Color.FromArgb(238, 122, 3);
condition1.IsBold = true;
condition1.IsItalic = true;
// Insert text as welcome for cell "C5"
sheet.Range["C5"].Text = "welcome";
// Save the workbook to disk in xlsx format
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx");
}
VB.NET
'Create an instance of ExcelEngine
Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine
'Set the default application version as Excel 2016
excelEngine.Excel.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
'Create a workbook with a worksheet
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = excelEngine.Excel.Workbooks.Create(1)
'Access the first worksheet from the workbook instance
Dim sheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
'Applying conditional formatting to "C1:D10" range
Dim condition As IConditionalFormats = sheet.Range("C1:D10").ConditionalFormats
'Adding formats to IConditionalFormats collection
Dim condition1 As IConditionalFormat = condition.AddCondition()
condition1.Operator = ExcelComparisonOperator.Equal
condition1.FormatType = ExcelCFType.CellValue
condition1.FirstFormula = "=""welcome"""
'Setting format properties.
condition1.BackColorRGB = Color.FromArgb(238, 122, 3)
condition1.IsBold = True
condition1.IsItalic = True
'Insert text as welcome for cell “C5”
sheet.Range("C5").Text = "welcome"
'Save the workbook to disk in xlsx format
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
End Using
A complete working example of how to set conditional formatting for text in C#/VB.NET can be downloaded from Set Conditional Formats.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the output Excel file as shown below.
Output Excel document
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic worksheet data manipulation options along with features like Conditional Formatting, worksheet calculations through Formulas, adding Charts in worksheet or workbook, organizing and analyzing data through Tables and Pivot Tables, appending multiple records to worksheet using Template Markers, and most importantly PDF and Image conversions with code examples.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion® Excel (XlsIO) library features.
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