EasyXLS

How to create conditional formatting in J#.NET

package Tutorial14;

/* ------------------------------------------------------------
 * Tutorial 14
 * 
 * This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in J# having
 * a sheet and conditional formatting for cell ranges.
 * --------------------------------------------------------- */

import System.*;
import EasyXLS.*;
import EasyXLS.Constants.*;
import System.Drawing.*;

public class Tutorial14
{
    public Tutorial14()
    {
    }

    /** @attribute System.STAThread() */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Tutorial 14\n----------\n");

        // Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files having one sheet
        ExcelDocument workbook = new ExcelDocument(1);

        // Get the table of data for the first worksheet
        ExcelWorksheet xlsTab = ((ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheet("Sheet1"));
        ExcelTable xlsTable = xlsTab.easy_getExcelTable();

        // Add data in cells 
        for (int i=0;i<6;i++)
        {
            for (int j=0;j<4;j++)
            {
                if((i<2)&&(j<2))
                    xlsTable.easy_getCell(i, j).setValue("12");
                else
                    if((j==2)&&(i<2))
                        xlsTable.easy_getCell(i, j).setValue("1000");
                    else
                        xlsTable.easy_getCell(i, j).setValue("9");
                xlsTable.easy_getCell(i, j).setDataType(DataType.NUMERIC);
            }
        }

        // Set conditional formatting
        xlsTab.easy_addConditionalFormatting("A1:C3", ConditionalFormatting.OPERATOR_BETWEEN, 
                                                        "=9", "=11", true, true, Color.get_Red());

        // Set another conditional formatting
        xlsTab.easy_addConditionalFormatting("A6:C6", ConditionalFormatting.OPERATOR_BETWEEN, 
                                                        "=COS(PI())+2", "", Color.get_Bisque());
        xlsTab.easy_getConditionalFormattingAt("A6:C6").getConditionAt(0).setConditionType(
                                  ConditionalFormatting.CONDITIONAL_FORMATTING_TYPE_EVALUATE_FORMULA);

        // Export Excel file
        Console.WriteLine("Writing file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial14 - conditional formatting in Excel.xlsx.");
        workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial14 - conditional formatting in Excel.xlsx");

        // Confirm export of Excel file
        String sError = workbook.easy_getError();
        if (sError.Equals(""))
            Console.Write("\nFile successfully created. Press Enter to Exit...");
        else
            Console.Write("\nError encountered: " + sError + "\nPress Enter to Exit...");

        // Dispose memory
        workbook.Dispose();

        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

EasyXLS Excel libraries:

.NET
Excel Library for J#
full .NET version to import, export or convert Excel files
Excel Writer for J#
.NET version to create and export Excel files
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