Sort data

The following example shows you how to set a sort state on a worksheet so that the data is sorted when the file is opened in Excel.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Spreadsheet;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Worksheet sheet = new Worksheet();
            sheet.Name = "Data";

            sheet["A1"] = new Cell("Name");
            sheet["B1"] = new Cell("Score");
            sheet["A2"] = new Cell("Charlie");
            sheet["B2"] = new Cell(85);
            sheet["A3"] = new Cell("Alice");
            sheet["B3"] = new Cell(92);
            sheet["A4"] = new Cell("Bob");
            sheet["B4"] = new Cell(78);
            sheet["A5"] = new Cell("Diana");
            sheet["B5"] = new Cell(88);

            SortCondition condition = new SortCondition();
            condition.Reference = "A1";
            condition.Descending = false;

            SortState sortState = new SortState();
            sortState.SortRange = "A1:B5";
            sortState.Condition = condition;

            sheet.SortState = sortState;

            Workbook book = new Workbook();
            book.Sheets.Add(sheet);
            book.Save("c:\\test\\output.xlsx", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Spreadsheet

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        Dim sheet As New Worksheet()
        sheet.Name = "Data"

        sheet("A1") = New Cell("Name")
        sheet("B1") = New Cell("Score")
        sheet("A2") = New Cell("Charlie")
        sheet("B2") = New Cell(85)
        sheet("A3") = New Cell("Alice")
        sheet("B3") = New Cell(92)
        sheet("A4") = New Cell("Bob")
        sheet("B4") = New Cell(78)
        sheet("A5") = New Cell("Diana")
        sheet("B5") = New Cell(88)

        Dim condition As New SortCondition()
        condition.Reference = "A1"
        condition.Descending = False

        Dim sortState As New SortState()
        sortState.SortRange = "A1:B5"
        sortState.Condition = condition

        sheet.SortState = sortState

        Dim book As New Workbook()
        book.Sheets.Add(sheet)
        book.Save("c:\test\output.xlsx", True)

    End Sub
End Module

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