ControlCollection.AddNamedRange(Range, String) Method
Definition
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Adds a new NamedRange control to the worksheet at the range specified.
public:
Microsoft::Office::Tools::Excel::NamedRange ^ AddNamedRange(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::Range ^ range, System::String ^ name);
public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange AddNamedRange (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range range, string name);
abstract member AddNamedRange : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange
Public Function AddNamedRange (range As Range, name As String) As NamedRange
Parameters
- name
- String
The name of the control that can be used to index the control in the ControlCollection instance.
Returns
The NamedRange control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.
Exceptions
The name or range argument is null
, or the name argument has zero length.
A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.
The range that was specified is not valid. Multi-area ranges cannot be used. The range should be on the same worksheet as the ControlCollection instance.
Examples
The following code example adds a NamedRange control to cell A1, and then sets the value of the named range to 100%.
private void ExcelAddNamedRange()
{
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange namedRange1 =
this.Controls.AddNamedRange(this.Range["A1"],
"namedRange1");
namedRange1.Value2 = "100%";
}
Private Sub ExcelAddNamedRange()
Dim NamedRange1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools. _
Excel.NamedRange = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
Me.Range("A1"), "NamedRange1")
NamedRange1.Value2 = "100%"
End Sub
Remarks
The AddNamedRange method enables you to add NamedRange controls to the end of the ControlCollection. To remove a NamedRange control that was previously added programmatically, use the Remove method.