Public API Changes in Aspose.Cells 8.5.1

This document describes the changes to the Aspose.Cells API from version 8.5.0 to 8.5.1 that may be of interest to module/application developers. It includes not only new and updated public methods, added classes etc., but also a description of any changes in the behavior behind the scenes in Aspose.Cells.

Added APIs

Added Workbook.Dispose Method

Workbook object now implements the System.IDisposable interface, which has a single Dispose method. You can either directly call the Workbook.Dispose method or create a Workbook object in a using statement to call this method automatically.

C#

 //Create workbook object

Workbook book = new Workbook();

//Call Dispose method

book.Dispose();

//Call Dispose method via using statement

using (Workbook book = new Workbook())
{
    //do processing
}

Added Cell.GetHeightOfValue Method

Aspose.Cells for .NET 8.5.1 has exposed the Cell.GetHeightOfValue method to get the height of a cell’s value. By using this method you can calculate the height of the cell value and then set the height of the row of that cell accordingly. Check the detailed article on how to calculate the cell height & width.

Added TableDataSourceType Enumeration

Aspose.Cells for .NET 8.5.1 has exposed the enumeration Aspose.Cells.Tables.TableDataSourceType to retrieve the data source type of a ListObject. The TableDataSourceType enumeration has the following fields:

1. TableDataSourceType.QueryTable
2. TableDataSourceType.SharePoint
3. TableDataSourceType.Worksheet
4. TableDataSourceType.XML

Added ListObject.DataSourceType Property

With the release of v8.5.1, the Aspose.Cells API has exposed the read‑only ListObject.DataSourceType property that can be used to detect the data source type of a ListObject.

Here is the simplest usage scenario.

C#

Workbook book = new Workbook("D:/book1.xlsx");
Worksheet sheet = book.Worksheets[0];
ListObject listObject = sheet.ListObjects[0];

if (listObject.DataSourceType == Aspose.Cells.Tables.TableDataSourceType.QueryTable)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Data Source Type is Query Table");
}
else if (listObject.DataSourceType == Aspose.Cells.Tables.TableDataSourceType.SharePoint)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Data Source Type is SharePoint Linked List");
}
else if (listObject.DataSourceType == Aspose.Cells.Tables.TableDataSourceType.Worksheet)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Data Source Type is Excel Worksheet Table");
}
else if (listObject.DataSourceType == Aspose.Cells.Tables.TableDataSourceType.XML)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Data Source Type is XML");
}