Interface IComment

Represents a cell comment. The Comment object is a member of the Comments collection.

Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.XlsIO
Assembly: Syncfusion.XlsIO.NET.dll
Syntax
public interface IComment : ITextBox, IParentApplication

Properties

Author

Returns or sets the author of the comment. Read-only String.

Declaration
string Author { get; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples

The following code illustrates how to access Author property.

        using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
        {
            //Create worksheet
            IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
            application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
            IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
            IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Add comment
            IComment comment = worksheet["C2"].AddComment();

            //Add text
            comment.Text = "Comment";

            //Get author
            Console.Write(comment.Author);

            //Save and dispose
            workbook.SaveAs("Comments.xlsx");
            workbook.Close();
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
//Output will be
//{Your username will be printed}

AutoSize

True if the size of the specified object is changed automatically to fit text within its boundaries. Read/write Boolean.

Declaration
bool AutoSize { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.Boolean
Examples

The following code illustrates how to set AutoSize property.

        using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
        {
            //Create worksheet
            IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
            application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
            IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
            IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Add comment
            IComment comment = worksheet["C2"].AddComment();

            //Add text
            comment.Text = "Comment";

            //Set auto size
            comment.AutoSize = true;

            //Save and dispose
            workbook.SaveAs("Comments.xlsx");
            workbook.Close();
        }

Column

Column of the commented cell. Read-only.

Declaration
int Column { get; }
Property Value
Type
System.Int32
Examples

The following code illustrates how to access the Column property.

        using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
        {
            //Create worksheet
            IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
            application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
            IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
            IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Add comment
            IComment comment = worksheet["C2"].AddComment();

            //Get column
            Console.Write(comment.Column);

            //Save and dispose
            workbook.SaveAs("Comments.xlsx");
            workbook.Close();
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
//Output will be
//3

IsVisible

Determines whether the object is visible. Read / write Boolean.

Declaration
bool IsVisible { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.Boolean
Examples

The following code illustrates how to set the visibility of the comment.

        using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
        {
            //Create worksheet
            IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
            application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
            IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
            IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Add comment
            IComment comment = worksheet["C2"].AddComment();

            //Add text
            comment.Text = "Comment";

            //Set visibility
            comment.IsVisible = true;

            //Save and dispose
            workbook.SaveAs("Comments.xlsx");
            workbook.Close();
        }

Row

Row of the commented cell. Read-only.

Declaration
int Row { get; }
Property Value
Type
System.Int32
Examples

The following code illustrates how to access the Row property.

        using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
        {
            //Create worksheet
            IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
            application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
            IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
            IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Add comment
            IComment comment = worksheet["C2"].AddComment();

            //Get row
            Console.Write(comment.Row);

            //Save and dispose
            workbook.SaveAs("Comments.xlsx");
            workbook.Close();
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
//Output will be
//2