How can I check if a text value will visually fit inside a merged cell range before setting it? If the text is too wide for the merged range, I want to skip setting the value

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@amjad.sahi, @Professionalize.Discourse, @John.He, @simon.zhao

worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(0, 5); 
worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(1, 5); 

var textRange = worksheet.Cells.CreateRange(0, 0,1, 2);
textRange .Merge();
textRange .Value = "ABDUDIHISFHIFHPSHFPSHFPHSPIHFHSP"

Check if the value’s width exceeds the textRange’s width — if it does, do not set the text; otherwise, set the text in the range.

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@imparthgalani

Cause

To determine if a text value fits within a merged cell range, you need to compare the width of the text against the width of the merged cell. If the text is wider than the cell, you should skip setting the value.

Solution

You can calculate the width of the text using the GetTextWidth method and compare it with the width of the merged cell range. If the text exceeds the available width, you should not set the value.

Code

Here’s a code snippet that demonstrates how to achieve this:

// Set column widths
worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(0, 5); 
worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(1, 5); 

// Create and merge the cell range
var textRange = worksheet.Cells.CreateRange(0, 0, 1, 2);
textRange.Merge();

// Define the text value
string textValue = "ABDUDIHISFHIFHPSHFPSHFPHSPIHFHSP";

// Calculate the width of the merged cell range
double mergedCellWidth = textRange.GetWidth();

// Calculate the width of the text
double textWidth = worksheet.Cells.GetTextWidth(textValue, textRange.GetStyle());

// Check if the text fits within the merged cell width
if (textWidth <= mergedCellWidth)
{
    textRange.Value = textValue; // Set the value if it fits
}
else
{
    // Handle the case where the text is too wide
    Console.WriteLine("Text is too wide for the merged cell range.");
}

Next Steps

  1. Adjust the column widths if necessary to accommodate longer text.
  2. Test with different text values to ensure the logic works as expected.
  3. Implement a method to truncate or format the text if it exceeds the width.

If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please let me know!

3

@Professionalize.Discourse , This provides syntext code that will not work for Aspose.Cells.NET 25.6.0
not found this method (GetWidth(), GetTextWidth()) from textRange.

4

@imparthgalani
Please refer to the following example code.

Workbook wb = new Workbook();
Worksheet worksheet = wb.Worksheets[0];
// Set column widths
worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(0, 5);
worksheet.Cells.SetColumnWidthPixel(1, 5);

// Create and merge the cell range
Range textRange = worksheet.Cells.CreateRange(0, 0, 1, 2);
textRange.Merge();

// Define the text value
string textValue = "testdatatestdatatestdatatestdatatestdatatestdatatestdata";

// Calculate the width of the merged cell range
double mergedCellWidth = textRange.Width;

Aspose.Cells.Font rangeFont = worksheet.Cells[textRange.FirstRow, textRange.FirstColumn].GetStyle().Font;

// Calculate the width of the text            
double textWidth = CellsHelper.GetTextWidth(textValue, rangeFont, 1);

// Check if the text fits within the merged cell width
if (textWidth <= mergedCellWidth)
{
    textRange.Value = textValue; // Set the value if it fits
}
else
{
    // Handle the case where the text is too wide
    Console.WriteLine("Text is too wide for the merged cell range.");
}

Hope helps a bit.