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NamedRange.Clear Method

Clears the entire NamedRange control.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Clear As Object
Object Clear()

Return Value

Type: System.Object

Examples

The following code adds a note and some text to a NamedRange control and then displays a message box that prompts you to clear the cells by using the Clear method.

This example is for a document-level customization.

    Private Sub FindMarthaInTheRange()
        Me.Range("A1").Value2 = "Martha lives on a vineyard"

        Dim namedRange1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange _
            = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange(Me.Range("A2"), _
            "namedRange1")

        namedRange1.AddComment("This is Martha's range.")
        namedRange1.Value2 = namedRange1.AutoComplete("Ma")

        If MessageBox.Show("Clear the range?", "Test", _
            MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) = DialogResult.Yes Then
            namedRange1.Clear()
        End If
    End Sub

private void FindMarthaInTheRange()
{
    this.Range["A1", missing].Value2 = "Martha lives on a vineyard";

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange namedRange1 =
        this.Controls.AddNamedRange(this.Range["A2", missing],
        "namedRange1");

    namedRange1.AddComment("This is Martha's range.");
    namedRange1.Value2 = namedRange1.AutoComplete("Ma");

    if (MessageBox.Show("Clear the range?", "Test",
        MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
    {
        namedRange1.Clear();
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace