Copy Ranges of Excel with Node.js via C++

Introduction

In Excel, you can select a range, copy the range, then paste it with specific options to the same worksheet, other worksheets, or other files.

Copy Ranges Using Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++

Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++ provides overloaded Range.copy(Range, PasteOptions) methods to copy a range. Range.copyStyle(Range) copies only the style of the range; Range.copyData(Range) copies only the values of the range.

Copy Range

Create two ranges: the source range and the target range, then copy the source range to the target range with the Range.copy method.

See the following 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");
// Instantiate a new Workbook.
const workbook = new AsposeCells.Workbook();

// Get all the worksheets in the book.
let worksheets = workbook.getWorksheets();

// Get the first worksheet in the worksheets collection.
let worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

// Create a range of cells.
let sourceRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("A1", "A2");

// Input some data with some formatting into a few cells in the range.
sourceRange.get(0, 0).setValue("Test");
sourceRange.get(1, 0).setValue(123);

// Create target range of cells.
let targetRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("B1", "B2");

// Copy source range to target range in the same worksheet 
targetRange.copy(sourceRange);

// Create target range of cells.
workbook.getWorksheets().add();
worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(1);

targetRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("A1", "A2");
// Copy source range to target range in another worksheet 
targetRange.copy(sourceRange);

// Copy to another workbook
const anotherWorkbook = new AsposeCells.Workbook();

worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

targetRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("A1", "A2");
// Copy source range to target range in another workbook 
targetRange.copy(sourceRange);

Paste Range With Options

Aspose.Cells for Node.js via C++ supports pasting the range with specific types.

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");
// Loads the workbook which contains hidden external links
const workbook = new AsposeCells.Workbook(filePath);

// Get all the worksheets in the book.
const worksheets = workbook.getWorksheets();

// Get the first worksheet in the worksheets collection.
const worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

// Create a range of cells.
const sourceRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("A1", "A2");

// Input some data with some formatting into a few cells in the range.
sourceRange.get(0, 0).setValue("Test");
sourceRange.get(1, 0).setValue(123);

// Create target range of cells.
const targetRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("B1", "B2");

// Initialize paste options.
const options = new AsposeCells.PasteOptions();
// Set paste type.
options.setPasteType(AsposeCells.PasteType.ValuesAndFormats);
options.setSkipBlanks(true);
// Copy source range to target range
targetRange.copy(sourceRange, options);

Only Copy Data Of The Range

You can copy only the data with the Range.copyData method, as shown in the following 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");
// Loads the workbook which contains hidden external links
const workbook = new AsposeCells.Workbook(filePath);

// Get all the worksheets in the book.
const worksheets = workbook.getWorksheets();

// Get the first worksheet in the worksheets collection.
const worksheet = worksheets.get(0);

// Create a range of cells.
const sourceRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("A1", "A2");

// Input some data with some formatting into a few cells in the range.
sourceRange.get(0, 0).setValue("Test");
sourceRange.get(1, 0).setValue(123);

// Create target range of cells.
const targetRange = worksheet.getCells().createRange("B1", "B2");

// Copy the data of the source range to the target range
targetRange.copyData(sourceRange);

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