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Multiple<!--DXMETADATA end --> </label> <label id="VBAllLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="Language_Filter" -->Language Filter<!--DXMETADATA end -->: <!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="Language_VB" -->Visual Basic<!--DXMETADATA end --> </label> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="LANGUAGE_LABEL_LIST" namespace="language" filter="type=all" source="Item" format="" --> <label id="VBLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;">Language Filter: Visual Basic (Declaration)</label> <label id="CSLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;">Language Filter: C#</label> <!--DXMETADATA end --> </span> <div class="PopupContent" id="LanguageCheckboxes"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="LANGUAGE_CHECKBOX_LIST" namespace="language" filter="type=all" source="Item" format="" --> <input data-languagename="VB" id="VBLanguageCheckbox" type="checkbox" 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href="C1.Silverlight.Binding.5~C1.Silverlight.Binding.C1CalcEngine.html">C1CalcEngine Class</a> : GetExternalObject Method</td></tr></table></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="GENERICARGUMENT_BUBBLES" namespace="generic argument" source="Item" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="PARAMETERS_BUBBLES" namespace="parameter" source="Item" --> <div id="identifierPopupContent" class="PopupContent"> </div> <!--DXMETADATA end --> <div id="BodyContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Description" source="Item" format="<div class=""DescriptionContent"">%%description%%</div>" --><div class="DescriptionContent">Gets an external object based on an identifier.</div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TaggedComment" source="Item" id="##OVERLOADS" format="%%comment%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="OVERLOAD_LIST" namespace="method" source="Item" filter="" format="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=overloadlist,caption=$$OverloadList$$%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="SyntaxSection" format="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=syntax,caption=$$Syntax$$%%%%SyntaxSection%%" --><div class="SectionHeading" id="syntaxSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Syntax</span></div><div id="syntaxSectionContent" class="SectionContent"> <div class="TabContainer" id="TabContainer"> <ul> <li class="FilteredContentVBAll"><a href="#Syntax-VBAll">Visual Basic</a></li> <li class="FilteredContentCS"><a href="#Syntax-CS">C#</a></li> </ul> <div id="Syntax-VB" class="FilteredContentVB"> <pre><pre><span style="color: #008000; ">'Declaration </span> </pre><pre><span style="color: #0000FF; ">Public</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">Overridable</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">Function</span> GetExternalObject( _ <span style="color: #0000FF; ">ByVal</span> <i><a class="PopupLink" id="identifierPopupLink" data-popupcontentsource="#identifierPopupContent" data-popupshowevent="click mouseenter">identifier</a></i> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">As</span> System.String _ ) <span style="color: #0000FF; ">As</span> System.Object</pre></pre> </div> <div id="Syntax-CS" class="FilteredContentCS"> <pre><pre><span style="color: #0000FF; ">public</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">virtual</span> System.<span style="color: #0000FF; ">object</span> GetExternalObject( System.<span style="color: #0000FF; ">string</span> <i><a class="PopupLink" id="identifierPopupLink" data-popupcontentsource="#identifierPopupContent" data-popupshowevent="click mouseenter">identifier</a></i> )</pre></pre> </div> </div> <!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="PARAMETERS_LIST" namespace="parameter" source="Item" filter="" NoCr="True" format="<h4 class=dxh4>$$ParameterList$$</h4>%%filtereditemlist%%" --><h4 class="dxh4">Parameters</h4><dl><dt><i>identifier</i></dt> <dd></dd></dl><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="GENERICARGUMENT_LIST" namespace="generic argument" source="Item" filter="" format="<h4 class=dxh4>$$GenericArguments$$</h4>%%filtereditemlist%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TaggedComment" source="Item" id="##RETURNS" format="<h4 class=dxh4>$$Return_Type$$</h4><div class=""ReturnsContent"">%%comment%%</div></div>" blankformat="</div>" --></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="EXCEPTION_LIST" namespace="exception" source="Item" filter="" designtime="true" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=exceptions,caption=""$$Exceptions$$%%designlist:tagidentifier=##EXCEPTION,itemtype=Exception%%""%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="childitems:itemtype=contract,filter=""type=requires+ensures+ensuresonthrow+pure""" value="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=contracts,caption=$$Contracts$$%%%%filtereditemlist:scrap=CONTRACT_LIST,namespace=contract,source=item,filter=""type=requires+ensures+ensuresonthrow""%%</div>" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="PERMISSION_LIST" namespace="permission" source="Item" filter="" designtime="true" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=permissions,caption=""$$Permissions$$%%designlist:tagidentifier=##PERMISSION,itemtype=Permission%%""%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TaggedComment" source="Item" id="##REMARKS" format="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=remarks,caption=$$Remarks$$%%%%comment%%</div>" --><div class="SectionHeading" id="remarksSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Remarks</span></div><div id="remarksSectionContent" class="SectionContent">This method is useful when the engine needs to create objects dynamically. For example, a spreadsheet calc engine would use this method to dynamically create cell range objects based on identifiers that cannot be enumerated at design time (such as "AB12", "A1:AB12", etc.)</div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <a name="exampleBookmark"></a> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TaggedComment" source="Item" id="##EXAMPLEINTRO" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=example,caption=""$$Example$$%%designlist:tagidentifier=##EXAMPLECODE,itemtype=Example%%""%%%%comment%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="EXAMPLEGROUP_LIST" namespace="ExampleGroup" source="Item" filter="type=inline" condition="content:content=""%%GroupExamples%%"",operator=""="",value=""True""" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%taggedcomment:source=item,id=##EXAMPLEINTRO,blankformat=""%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=example,caption=$$Example$$%%"",format= %%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" blankformat="%%taggedcomment:source=item,id=##EXAMPLEINTRO,format=</div>%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="INLINE_EXAMPLE" namespace="Example" source="Item" filter="type=inline" condition="content:content=""%%GroupExamples%%"",operator=""<>"",value=""True""" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%taggedcomment:source=item,id=##EXAMPLEINTRO,blankformat=""%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=example,caption=$$Example$$%%"",format= %%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" blankformat="%%taggedcomment:source=item,id=##EXAMPLEINTRO,format=</div>%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="MENU_LINK" namespace="example" source="Item" filter="" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=example,caption=$$Example$$%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TaggedComment" source="Item" id="##REQUIREMENTS" format="%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=requirements,caption=$$Requirements$$%%%%comment%%</div>" blankformat="%%variable:name=defaultmemberrequirements%%" --><div class="SectionHeading" id="requirementsSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Requirements</span></div><div id="requirementsSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><p><b>Target Platforms:</b> Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2</p></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="CATEGORIZED_LINKS" namespace="linkcategory" source="Item" filter="" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=seealso,caption=""$$See_Also$$%%designlist:tagidentifier=##SEEALSO,itemtype=See Also%%""%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>"--><div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><h4 class="subHeading">Reference</h4><p><a href="C1.Silverlight.Binding.5~C1.Silverlight.Binding.C1CalcEngine.html">C1CalcEngine Class</a> <br><a href="C1.Silverlight.Binding.5~C1.Silverlight.Binding.C1CalcEngine_members.html">C1CalcEngine Members</a> </p> </div><!--DXMETADATA end--> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Scrap" condition="communityenabled" name="_COMMUNITY_FOOTER" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Variable" name="CopyrightNotice" format="<p> </p><p> </p><hr style=""height: 1px"" /><p>%%variable%%</p>" --><p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright (c) <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. 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