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A slicer is used to filter data quickly. It can be used to filter data both in a table or pivot table. Microsoft Excel allows you to create slicer by selecting a table or pivot table and then clicking the Insert > Slicer. Aspose.Cells for JavaScript via C++ also allows you to create slicer using the Worksheet.slicers.add() method.
Create Slicer to a Pivot Table
Please see the following sample code. It loads the sample Excel file that contains the pivot table. It then creates the slicer based on the first base pivot field. Finally, it saves the workbook in output XLSX and output XLSB format. The following screenshot shows the slicer created by Aspose.Cells for JavaScript via C++ in the output Excel file.
Sample Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Aspose.Cells Example - Create Slicer to PivotTable</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Create Slicer to PivotTable Example</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.xlsb,.csv" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<br/><br/>
<a id="downloadXlsxLink" style="display: none;">Download XLSX Result</a>
<br/>
<a id="downloadXlsbLink" style="display: none;">Download XLSB Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, SaveFormat, Worksheet, Cell } = AsposeCells;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an Excel file (e.g., sampleCreateSlicerToPivotTable.xlsx).</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Instantiating a Workbook object from the uploaded file
const wb = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
// Access first worksheet.
const ws = wb.worksheets.get(0);
// Access first pivot table inside the worksheet.
const pt = ws.pivotTables.get(0);
// Add slicer relating to pivot table with first base field at cell B22.
const idx = ws.slicers.add(pt, "B22", pt.baseFields.get(0));
// Access the newly added slicer from slicer collection.
const slicer = ws.slicers.get(idx);
// Save the workbook in output XLSX format.
const outputDataXlsx = wb.save(SaveFormat.Xlsx);
const blobXlsx = new Blob([outputDataXlsx]);
const downloadXlsxLink = document.getElementById('downloadXlsxLink');
downloadXlsxLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blobXlsx);
downloadXlsxLink.download = 'outputCreateSlicerToPivotTable.xlsx';
downloadXlsxLink.style.display = 'inline';
downloadXlsxLink.textContent = 'Download outputCreateSlicerToPivotTable.xlsx';
// Save the workbook in output XLSB format.
const outputDataXlsb = wb.save(SaveFormat.Xlsb);
const blobXlsb = new Blob([outputDataXlsb]);
const downloadXlsbLink = document.getElementById('downloadXlsbLink');
downloadXlsbLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blobXlsb);
downloadXlsbLink.download = 'outputCreateSlicerToPivotTable.xlsb';
downloadXlsbLink.style.display = 'inline';
downloadXlsbLink.textContent = 'Download outputCreateSlicerToPivotTable.xlsb';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">Slicer created and files are ready for download.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>
Create Slicer to Excel Table
Please see the following sample code. It loads the sample Excel file that contains a table. It then creates the slicer based on the first column. Finally, it saves the workbook in output XLSX format.
Sample Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Create Slicer to Excel Table Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Create Slicer to Excel Table Example</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.csv" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, SaveFormat } = AsposeCells;
let asposeReady = false;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
asposeReady = true;
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an Excel file.</p>';
return;
}
if (!asposeReady) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Aspose.Cells is not initialized yet. Please wait and try again.</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Instantiating a Workbook object by opening the uploaded file
const workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
// Access first worksheet.
const worksheet = workbook.worksheets.get(0);
// Access first table inside the worksheet.
const table = worksheet.listObjects.get(0);
// Add slicer
const idx = worksheet.slicers.add(table, 0, "H5");
// Saving the modified Excel file
const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Xlsx);
const blob = new Blob([outputData]);
const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = 'outputCreateSlicerToExcelTable.xlsx';
downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download Modified Excel File';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">Slicer added successfully! Click the download link to get the modified file.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>