Copying Rows and Columns

Introduction

Sometimes you need to copy rows and columns in a worksheet without copying the entire worksheet. With Aspose.Cells, it is possible to copy rows and columns within or between workbooks. When a row (or column) is copied, the data contained in it, including formulas - with updated references - and values, comments, formatting, hidden cells, images and other drawing objects are copied too.

Copying Rows and Columns with Microsoft Excel

1. Select the row or column that you want to copy.
2. To copy rows or columns, click Copy on the Standard toolbar, or press CTRL+C.
3. Select a row or column below or to the right of where you want to copy your selection.
4. When you are copying rows or columns, click Copied Cells on the Insert menu.

If you click Paste on the Standard toolbar or press CTRL+V instead of clicking a command on the Insert menu, any contents of the destination cells is replaced.

Using Aspose.Cells

Copying Rows

Aspose.Cells provides the CopyRow method of the Aspose::Cells::ICells class. This method copies all types of data including formulas, values, comments, cell formats, hidden cells, images and other drawing objects from the source row to the destination row.

The CopyRow method takes the following parameters:

• the source Cells object,
• the source row index, and
• the destination row index.

Use this method to copy a row within a sheet, or to another sheet. The CopyRow method works in a similar way to Microsoft Excel. So, for example, you don’t need to set the height of the destination row explicitly, that value is copied too.

The following example shows how to copy a row in a worksheet. It uses a template Microsoft Excel file and copies the second row (complete with data, formatting, comments, images and so on) and paste it to 12th row in the same worksheet.

You can skip the step that gets the source row height using the GetRowHeigh method and then sets the destination row height using the SetRowHeight method as the CopyRow method automatically takes care of the row height.

When copying rows, it is important to note related images, charts or other drawing objects as this is same with Microsoft Excel:

1. If the source row index is 5, the image, chart etc., is copied if it is contained in the three rows (the starting row index is 4 and the ending row index is 6).
2. The existing images, charts etc. in the destination row will not be removed.

Copying Columns

Aspose.Cells provides the CopyColumn method of the Aspose::Cells::ICells class, this method copies all types of data, including formulas - with updated references - and values, comments, cell formats, hidden cells, images and other drawing objects from the source column to the destination column.

The CopyColumn method takes the following parameters:

• the source Cells object,
• source column index, and
• the destination column index.

Use the CopyColumn method to copy a column within a sheet or to another sheet.

This example copies a column from a worksheet and pastes it into a worksheet in another workbook.