NamedRange.RefersToLocal Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll

Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using A1-style notation in the language of the user.

public:
 property System::String ^ RefersToLocal { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string RefersToLocal { get; set; }

member this.RefersToLocal : string with get, set

Public Property RefersToLocal As String

Property Value

String

The formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to. The formula uses A1-style notation in the language of the user, and begins with an equal sign.

Examples

The following code example creates a NamedRange and displays the formula for the NamedRange in the language of the user. It then assigns a new cell to the NamedRange and displays the new formula.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange refersToLocalRange;
private void DisplayFormulaLocal()
{
    refersToLocalRange = this.Controls.AddNamedRange(
         this.Range["C1", "D2"], "refersToLocalRange");
    MessageBox.Show(refersToLocalRange.RefersTo);
    refersToLocalRange.RefersTo = "=Sheet1!$C$3";
    refersToLocalRange.Select();
    MessageBox.Show(refersToLocalRange.RefersTo);
}

Private refersToLocalRange As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange

Private Sub DisplayFormulaLocal()
    refersToLocalRange = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
        Me.Range("C1", "D2"), "refersToLocalRange")
    MessageBox.Show(refersToLocalRange.RefersTo)
    refersToLocalRange.RefersTo = "=Sheet1!$C$3"
    refersToLocalRange.Select()
    MessageBox.Show(refersToLocalRange.RefersTo)
End Sub

Remarks

Use the RefersToLocal property to change the range that a NamedRange control refers to.