FormatSettings Enumeration

Specifies the type of formatting that is applied to the ListObject when it is bound to data.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration FormatSettings
[FlagsAttribute]
public enum FormatSettings

Members

Member name Description
Number Indicates whether to include the number formats in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat.
Font Indicates whether to include font formats in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat
Alignment Indicates whether to include an alignment in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat.
Border Indicates whether to include border formats in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat.
Pattern Indicates whether to include the pattern formats in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat.
Width Indicates whether to include the column width and row height in the predefined XlRangeAutoFormat.

Remarks

There are six settings that combine to specify formatting. Using this enumeration, you can select which settings to apply to the ListObject. By default all format settings are applied.

Examples

The following code example creates a DataTable and a ListObject, and binds the ListObject to the DataTable. It then applies the font and pattern formats of a predefined XlRangeAutoFormat value to the ListObject.

This example is for a document-level customization.

    Private Sub ListObject_DataBoundFormatSettings()
        ' Create a new DataSet and DataTable.
        Dim ds As New DataSet()
        Dim dt As DataTable = ds.Tables.Add("Customers")
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("LastName"))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("FirstName"))

        ' Add a new row to the DataTable.
        Dim dr As DataRow = dt.NewRow()
        dr("LastName") = "Chan"
        dr("FirstName") = "Gareth"
        dt.Rows.Add(dr)

        ' Create a list object.
        Dim List1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject = _
            Me.Controls.AddListObject(Me.Range( _
            "A1"), "List1")

        ' Bind the list object to the DataTable.
        List1.AutoSetDataBoundColumnHeaders = True
        List1.SetDataBinding(ds, "Customers", _
            "LastName", "FirstName")

        ' Specify the format settings that you want to include.
        ' In this example, only the Font and Pattern 
        ' settings are applied.
        List1.DataBoundFormatSettings = _
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.FormatSettings.Font Or _
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.FormatSettings.Pattern

        ' Add a format to the list object.
        List1.DataBoundFormat = _
            Excel.XlRangeAutoFormat.xlRangeAutoFormatList2

    End Sub

private void ListObject_DataBoundFormatSettings()
{
    // Create a new DataSet and DataTable.
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataTable dt = ds.Tables.Add("Customers");
    dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("LastName"));
    dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("FirstName"));

    // Add a new row to the DataTable.
    DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
    dr["LastName"] = "Chan";
    dr["FirstName"] = "Gareth";
    dt.Rows.Add(dr);

    // Create a list object.
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject list1 = 
        this.Controls.AddListObject(
        this.Range["A1", missing], "list1");

    // Bind the list object to the DataTable.
    list1.AutoSetDataBoundColumnHeaders = true;
    list1.SetDataBinding(ds, "Customers", "LastName",
        "FirstName");

    // Specify the format settings that you want to include.
    // In this example, only the Font and Pattern 
    // settings are applied.
    list1.DataBoundFormatSettings =
        Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.FormatSettings.Font |
        Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.FormatSettings.Pattern;

    // Add a format to the list object.
    list1.DataBoundFormat = 
        Excel.XlRangeAutoFormat.xlRangeAutoFormatList2;
}

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace