AddCustomName(String,Expression) Method

Adds a custom name to the model using the specified expression value.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub AddCustomName( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal value As Expression _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As SheetView
Dim name As String
Dim value As Expression
 
instance.AddCustomName(name, value)

public void AddCustomName( 
   string name,
   Expression value
)

Parameters

name: Custom name to add
value: Expression value for the custom name

Remarks

Custom names are identifiers to represent information in the spreadsheet. A custom name can refer to a cell, a range of cells, a computed value, or a formula. Methods that deal with custom names provide the same functionality as the Name in Microsoft Excel.

The name can contain up to 255 characters and can include letters, numbers, or underscores. The first character must be a letter or an underscore.

For more information on on using custom names in formulas, refer to the Formula Reference.

Example

This example adds a named expression to the sheet for use in formulas.

fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddCustomName("Alpha", new FarPoint.CalcEngine.DoubleExpression(20));
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetFormula(1, 1, "Alpha");

Visual Basic

FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddCustomName("Alpha", New FarPoint.CalcEngine.DoubleExpression(20))
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetFormula(1, 1, "Alpha")

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

SheetView Class
SheetView Members
Overload List