Excel #

Excel is a flutter and dart library for reading, creating and updating excel-sheets for XLSX files. #

Lets Get Started #

1. Depend on it #

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  excel: any

2. Install it #

You can install packages from the command line:

with pub:

$  pub get

with Flutter:

$  flutter packages get

3. Import it #

Now in your Dart code, you can use:

    import 'package:excel/excel.dart';

Usage #

Breaking Changes for those moving from 1.0.8 and below ----> 1.0.9 and above versions #

The necessary changes to be made to updateCell function in order to prevent the code from breaking.

    
    excel.updateCell('SheetName', CellIndex.indexByString("A2"), "Here value", backgroundColorHex: "#1AFF1A", horizontalAlign: HorizontalAlign.Right);
    
    // Now in the above code wrap the optional arguments with CellStyle() and pass it to optional cellStyle parameter.
    // So the resulting code will look like
    
    excel.updateCell('SheetName', CellIndex.indexByString("A2"), "Here value", cellStyle: CellStyle( backgroundColorHex: "#1AFF1A", horizontalAlign: HorizontalAlign.Right ) );

Imports #

    import 'dart:io';
    import 'package:path/path.dart';
    import 'package:excel/excel.dart';

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Protect helps you to apply and remove password protection on your excel file.

Read XLSX File #

    var file = "Path_to_pre_existing_Excel_File/excel_file.xlsx";
    var bytes = File(file).readAsBytesSync();
    var excel = Excel.decodeBytes(bytes);
    
    for (var table in excel.tables.keys) {
      print(table); //sheet Name
      print(excel.tables[table].maxCols);
      print(excel.tables[table].maxRows);
      for (var row in excel.tables[table].rows) {
        print("$row");
      }
    }

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Read XLSX in Flutter Web #

Use FilePicker to pick files in Flutter Web. FilePicker

  
  /// Use FilePicker to pick files in Flutter Web
  
  FilePickerResult pickedFile = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles(
    type: FileType.custom,
    allowedExtensions: ['xlsx'],
    allowMultiple: false,
  );
  
  /// file might be picked
  
  if (pickedFile != null) {
    var bytes = pickedFile.files.single.bytes;
    var excel = Excel.decodeBytes(bytes);
    for (var table in excel.tables.keys) {
      print(table); //sheet Name
      print(excel.tables[table].maxCols);
      print(excel.tables[table].maxRows);
      for (var row in excel.tables[table].rows) {
        print("$row");
      }
    }
  }

Read XLSX from Flutter's Asset Folder #

    import 'package:flutter/services.dart' show ByteData, rootBundle;
    
    /* Your blah blah code here */
    
    ByteData data = await rootBundle.load("assets/existing_excel_file.xlsx");
    var bytes = data.buffer.asUint8List(data.offsetInBytes, data.lengthInBytes);
    var excel = Excel.decodeBytes(bytes, update: true);
        
    for (var table in excel.tables.keys) {
      print(table); //sheet Name
      print(excel.tables[table].maxCols);
      print(excel.tables[table].maxRows);
      for (var row in excel.tables[table].rows) {
        print("$row");
      }
    }

Create New XLSX File #

    var excel = Excel.createExcel(); // automatically creates 1 empty sheet: Sheet1

Update Cell values #

     /* 
      * sheetObject.updateCell(cell, value, { CellStyle (Optional)});
      * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
      * cell can be identified with Cell Address or by 2D array having row and column Index;
      * Cell Style options are optional
      */
      
      Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
      
      CellStyle cellStyle = CellStyle(backgroundColorHex: "#1AFF1A", fontFamily : getFontFamily(FontFamily.Calibri));
      
      cellStyle.underline = Underline.Single; // or Underline.Double
      
      
      var cell = sheetObject.cell(CellIndex.indexByString("A1"));
      cell.value = 8; // dynamic values support provided;
      cell.cellStyle = cellStyle;
      
      // printing cell-type
      print("CellType: "+ cell.cellType.toString());
      
      ///
      /// Inserting and removing column and rows
      
      // insert column at index = 8
      sheetObject.insertColumn(8);
      
      // remove column at index = 18
      sheetObject.removeColumn(18);
      
      // insert row at index = 82
      sheetObject.insertRow(82);
      
      // remove row at index = 80
      sheetObject.removeRow(80);

Cell-Style Options #

key	description
fontFamily	eg. getFontFamily(`FontFamily.Arial`) or getFontFamily(`FontFamily.Comic_Sans_MS`) `There is total 182 Font Families available for now`
fontSize	specify the font-size as integer eg. fontSize = 15
bold	makes text bold - when set to `true`, by-default it is set to `false`
italic	makes text italic - when set to `true`, by-default it is set to `false`
underline	Gives underline to text `enum Underline { None, Single, Double }` eg. Underline.Single, by-default it is set to Underline.None
fontColorHex	Font Color eg. "#0000FF"
rotation (degree)	rotation of text eg. 50, rotation varies from `-90 to 90`, with including `90` and `-90`
backgroundColorHex	Background color of cell eg. "#faf487"
wrap	Text wrapping `enum TextWrapping { WrapText, Clip }` eg. TextWrapping.Clip
verticalAlign	align text vertically `enum VerticalAlign { Top, Center, Bottom }` eg. VerticalAlign.Top
horizontalAlign	align text horizontally `enum HorizontalAlign { Left, Center, Right }` eg. HorizontalAlign.Right

Make sheet RTL #

 
     /*
      * set rtl to true for making sheet to right-to-left
      * default value of rtl = false ( which means the fresh or default sheet is ltr )
      * 
      */
      
      var sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
      sheetObject.rtl = true;

Copy sheet contents to another sheet #

 
     /*
      * excel.copy(String 'existingSheetName', String 'anotherSheetName');
      * existingSheetName should exist in excel.tables.keys in order to successfully copy
      * if anotherSheetName does not exist then it will be automatically created.
      *
      */
      
      excel.copy('existingSheetName', 'anotherSheetName');

Rename sheet #

 
     /*
      * excel.rename(String 'existingSheetName', String 'newSheetName');
      * existingSheetName should exist in excel.tables.keys in order to successfully rename
      *
      */
      
      excel.rename('existingSheetName', 'newSheetName');

Delete sheet #

 
     /*
      * excel.delete(String 'existingSheetName');
      * (existingSheetName should exist in excel.tables.keys) and (excel.tables.keys.length >= 2), in order to successfully delete.
      * 
      */
      
      excel.delete('existingSheetName');

Link sheet #

 
     /*
      * excel.link(String 'sheetName', Sheet sheetObject);
      * 
      * Any operations performed on (object of 'sheetName') or sheetObject then the operation is performed on both.
      * if 'sheetName' does not exist then it will be automatically created and linked with the sheetObject's operation.
      *
      */
      
      excel.link('sheetName', sheetObject);

Un-Link sheet #

 
     /*
      * excel.unLink(String 'sheetName');
      * In order to successfully unLink the 'sheetName' then it must exist in excel.tables.keys
      *
      */
      
      excel.unLink('sheetName');
      
      // After calling the above function be sure to re-make a new reference of this.
      
      Sheet unlinked_sheetObject = excel['sheetName'];

Merge Cells #

    /* 
     * sheetObject.merge(CellIndex starting_cell, CellIndex ending_cell, dynamic 'customValue');
     * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
     * starting_cell and ending_cell can be identified with Cell Address or by 2D array having row and column Index;
     * customValue is optional
     */
 
      sheetObject.merge(CellIndex.indexByString("A1"), CellIndex.indexByString("E4"), customValue: "Put this text after merge");

Get Merged Cells List #

      // Check which cells are merged
      
      sheetObject.spannedItems.forEach((cells) {
        print("Merged:" + cells.toString());
      });

Un-Merge Cells #

    /* 
     * sheetObject.unMerge(cell);
     * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
     * cell should be identified with string only with an example as "A1:E4".
     * to check if "A1:E4" is un-merged or not
     * call the method excel.getMergedCells(sheet); and verify that it is not present in it.
     */
      
      sheetObject.unMerge("A1:E4");

Find and Replace #

    /* 
     * int replacedCount = sheetObject.findAndReplace(source, target);
     * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
     * source is the string or ( User's Custom Pattern Matching RegExp )
     * target is the string which is put in cells in place of source
     * 
     * it returns the number of replacements made
     */
      
      int replacedCount = sheetObject.findAndReplace(Flutter', 'Google');

Insert Row Iterables #

     /* 
      * sheetObject.insertRowIterables(list-iterables, rowIndex, iterable-options?);
      * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
      * list-iterables === list of iterables which has to be put in specific row
      * rowIndex === the row in which the iterables has to be put
      * Iterable options are optional
      */
      
      /// It will put the list-iterables in the 8th index row
      List<String> dataList = ["Google", "loves", "Flutter", "and", "Flutter", "loves", "Google"];
      
      sheetObject.insertRowIterables(dataList, 8);

Iterable Options #

key	description
startingColumn	starting column index from which list-iterables should be started
overwriteMergedCells	overwriteMergedCells is by-defalut set to `true`, when set to `false` it will stop over-write and will write only in unique cells

Append Row #

   /* 
    * sheetObject.appendRow(list-iterables);
    * sheetObject created by calling - // Sheet sheetObject = excel['SheetName'];
    * list-iterables === list of iterables
    */
    
     sheetObject.appendRow(["Flutter", "till", "Eternity"]);

Get Default Opening Sheet #

   /* 
    * method which returns the name of the default sheet
    * excel.getDefaultSheet();
    */

     var defaultSheet = excel.getDefaultSheet();
     print("Default Sheet:" + defaultSheet.toString());

Set Default Opening Sheet #

   /* 
    * method which sets the name of the default sheet
    * returns bool if successful then true else false
    * excel.setDefaultSheet(sheet);
    * sheet = 'SheetName'
    */
    
     var isSet = excel.setDefaultSheet(sheet);
     if (isSet) {
       print("$sheet is set to default sheet.");
     } else {
       print("Unable to set $sheet to default sheet.");
     }

Saving #

On Flutter Web #

     // when you are in flutter web then save() downloads the excel file.
     
     // Call function save() to download the file
     var fileBytes = excel.save(fileName: "My_Excel_File_Name.xlsx");

On Android / iOS #

For getting saving directory on Android or iOS, Use: path_provider

    var fileBytes = excel.save();
    var directory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
     
    File(join("$directory/output_file_name.xlsx"))
      ..createSync(recursive: true)
      ..writeAsBytesSync(fileBytes);

Frequent Issues #

Having Trouble using excel i.e: `every version of some_other_library depends on version..... blah blah blah` #

Similar issues have been solved in the past : #26, #25, #11

Features coming in next version #

On-going implementation for future:

Formulas
Conversion to PDF

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