Syntax
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Public Function GetText( _ ByVal row As Integer, _ ByVal column As Integer _ ) As String | |
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Dim instance As SheetView Dim row As Integer Dim column As Integer Dim value As String value = instance.GetText(row, column) | |
Parameters
- row
- Row index of the cell
- column
- Column index of the cell
Return Value
String containing the text contents of the cellRemarks
This method returns the formatted value of the cell.
Compare the values returned from this method with the values returned from the GetValue method. For example, for date-time cells, the GetText method returns the formatted date and time value; the GetValue method returns a DateTime object for the date and time.
Besides using this method, you can get or set the data in a cell using various properties of the sheet (SheetView object) or properties of the cell (Cell object). For more information, see Handling Data Using Sheet Methods and Handling Data Using Cell Properties.
Remember that the data may be displayed differently in a cell depending on the cell type. For more information, see Understanding Cell Type Effects on Displaying Data.
Example
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FarPoint.Web.Spread.SheetView sv; sv = FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView; string s; s = sv.GetText(0, 0); Response.Write("The text in the cell is " + s); | |
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Dim sv As FarPoint.Web.Spread.SheetView sv = FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView Dim s As String s = sv.GetText(0, 0) Response.Write("The text in the cell is " & s) | |
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6