How to get the column index from column name using XlsIO?
This article explains how to get the column index from column name using WinForms XlsIO in C#/VB.NET.
How to get column index from column name of Excel using XlsIO?
Column Index can be retrieved using XlsIO by passing column name as parameter to GetColumnIndex method of RangeImpl class.
Sample code to get the column index from column name.
int index = RangeImpl.GetColumnIndex("AA");
NOTE: RangeImpl will be available in the namespace Syncfusion.XlsIO.Implementation.
To know more about row column manipulation of Excel using XlsIO, please refer the documentation.
The following C#/VB.NET complete code snippet shows how to get the column index from column name using XlsIO.
C#
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO.Implementation;
using System.IO;
namespace GetColumnIndexFromColumnName
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
//Creating new workbook
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
//Retrieves the index of Column 'AA'
int index = RangeImpl.GetColumnIndex("AA");
//Saving and closing the workbook
Stream stream = File.Create("Output.xlsx");
workbook.SaveAs(stream);
}
}
}
}
VB
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO.Implementation
Imports System.IO
Module Program
Public Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
'Creating new workbook
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1)
'Retrieves the index of Column 'AA'
Dim index As Integer = RangeImpl.GetColumnIndex("AA")
'Saving and closing the workbook
Dim stream As Stream = File.Create("Output.xlsx")
workbook.SaveAs(stream)
End Using
End Sub
End Module
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to get the column index from column name using XlsIO.
You can refer to our WinForms XlsIO feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our WinForms XlsIO documentation to understand how to create and manipulate data.
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