Convert Text to Columns using Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++

Possible Usage Scenarios

You can convert your text to columns using Microsoft Excel. This feature is available from Data Tools under the Data tab. In order to split the contents of a column into multiple columns, the data should contain a specific delimiter such as a comma (or any other character) based on which Microsoft Excel splits the contents of a cell into multiple cells. Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++ also provides this feature via Cells.textToColumns(number, number, number, TxtLoadOptions).

Convert Text to Columns using Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++

The following sample code explains the usage of Cells.textToColumns(number, number, number, TxtLoadOptions) method. The code first adds some people’s names in column A of the first worksheet. The first and last names are separated by a space character. Then it applies the Cells.textToColumns(number, number, number, TxtLoadOptions) method on column A and saves it as an output Excel file. If you open the output Excel file, you will see that first names are in column A while last names are in column B as shown in this screenshot.

Sample Code

const path = require("path");
const AsposeCells = require("aspose.cells.node");

// The path to the documents directory.
const dataDir = path.join(__dirname, "data");
const filePath = path.join(dataDir, "sample.xlsx");
// Create a workbook.
const wb = new AsposeCells.Workbook();

// Access first worksheet.
const ws = wb.getWorksheets().get(0);

// Add people's name in column A. First name and last name are separated by a space.
ws.getCells().get("A1").putValue("John Teal");
ws.getCells().get("A2").putValue("Peter Graham");
ws.getCells().get("A3").putValue("Brady Cortez");
ws.getCells().get("A4").putValue("Mack Nick");
ws.getCells().get("A5").putValue("Hsu Lee");

// Create text load options with space as separator.
const opts = new AsposeCells.TxtLoadOptions();
opts.setSeparator(' ');

// Split column A into two columns using the TextToColumns() method.
// Now column A will have the first name and column B will have the last name.
ws.getCells().textToColumns(0, 0, 5, opts);

// Save the workbook in xlsx format.
wb.save(path.join(dataDir, "outputTextToColumns.xlsx"));