Worksheet topic
Features that live on a worksheet rather than in a single cell: data validation,
conditional formatting, hyperlinks, filters, frozen and split panes, comments,
sparklines, protection, images, and print setup. Each is authored through a
Sheet method and, where the format stores it, read back from the opened file.
A dropdown list, and a numeric-range rule:
sheet.setDataValidation(
CellIndex.indexByString('B2'),
DataValidation.list(['Low', 'Medium', 'High'], prompt: 'Pick a priority'),
);
sheet.setDataValidation(
CellIndex.indexByString('B3'),
DataValidation.wholeNumber(min: 1, max: 100),
end: CellIndex.indexByString('B10'),
);
Conditional formatting, from a simple threshold to a colour scale or icon set:
final from = CellIndex.indexByString('B2');
final to = CellIndex.indexByString('B20');
sheet.addConditionalFormat(from, to, ConditionalFormat.greaterThan(
100, style: CellStyle(bold: true, fontColorHex: ExcelColor.red)));
sheet.addConditionalFormat(from, to, ConditionalFormat.colorScale(
min: ExcelColor.red, mid: ExcelColor.yellow, max: ExcelColor.green));
for (final rule in sheet.conditionalFormats) {
print('${rule.type} on ${rule.range}'); // rules read from the file
}
Hyperlinks, freeze panes, and a comment:
sheet.setHyperlink(CellIndex.indexByString('A1'),
Hyperlink.url('https://pub.dev', tooltip: 'Open pub.dev'));
sheet.freezePanes(rows: 1, columns: 1); // keep the header row + first column
sheet.setComment(CellIndex.indexByString('A1'),
Comment('Reviewed and approved', author: 'QA'));
Also here: FilterColumn criteria for Sheet.setAutoFilter,
SparklineGroup / Sparkline in-cell charts, ExcelImage via
Sheet.insertImage, SheetProtectionOption for Sheet.protect,
SheetVisibility, and PageSetup / PageMargins for print layout.
Classes
- Comment Worksheet
- A classic cell comment (note), the little pop-up box anchored to a cell.
- ConditionalFormat Worksheet
- A conditional formatting rule applied to a cell range.
- DataValidation Worksheet
- An input rule applied to a cell range: a dropdown list, a numeric/length bound, a date/time constraint, or a custom formula.
- ExcelImage Worksheet
- A picture embedded in a worksheet.
- FilterColumn Worksheet
- A criterion applied to one column of a sheet's autofilter, the filter that actually hides non-matching rows, beyond just showing the dropdown arrow.
- Hyperlink Worksheet
- A hyperlink attached to a cell (or cell range).
- PageMargins Worksheet
-
Printed page margins, in inches (the unit used by
<pageMargins>). - PageSetup Worksheet
- How a worksheet is laid out for printing: orientation, scaling, centering, what to print, and page margins.
- Sparkline Worksheet
- A single sparkline: a tiny chart of dataRange drawn inside the cell at location.
- SparklineGroup Worksheet
- A group of Sparklines that share one type and colour scheme, the unit Excel stores sparklines in.
Enums
- ConditionalFormatType Worksheet
-
The kind of a ConditionalFormat rule. Covers the common OOXML
cfRuletypes; anything else reads as other (its raw type is on ConditionalFormat.typeName). - IconSetType Worksheet
- The icon set drawn by ConditionalFormat.iconSet. The name encodes the icon count (three / four / five icons).
- SheetProtectionOption Worksheet
- An action a user may be permitted to perform on a protected sheet.
- SheetVisibility Worksheet
- Visibility of a worksheet's tab within the workbook.
- SparklineType Worksheet
- The kind of miniature chart drawn by a SparklineGroup.