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Q&A Which .NET project can programmatically validate a cell's value out of the box based on Excel data validation constraints?

Are any of the popular Excel .NET projects have a functionality similar to Apache POI's DataValidationEvaluator class?

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by toraritte‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by toraritte‭

Question c# f# excel Open-XML-SDK
#3: Post edited by user avatar toraritte‭ · 2023-11-23T03:27:52Z (6 months ago)
  • What I would like to do:
  • 1. Set a cell value.
  • 2. Check with a program if cell values conform to data validation rules.
  • I could extract all the information needed to create a validation function, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel.
  • What I have in mind is along the lines of how [NPOI](https://github.com/nissl-lab/npoi) allows recalculating all formulas to reflect changes in a workbook:
  • ```fsharp
  • let recalculateFormulas (workbook: XSSFWorkbook) =
  • let creationHelper = workbook.GetCreationHelper()
  • let formulaEvaluator = creationHelper.CreateFormulaEvaluator()
  • formulaEvaluator.EvaluateAll()
  • ```
  • [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/open-xml-sdk
  • Are any of the popular Excel .NET projects have a functionality similar to Apache POI's [`DataValidationEvaluator`](https://poi.apache.org/apidocs/dev/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/DataValidationEvaluator.html) class?
#2: Post edited by user avatar toraritte‭ · 2023-11-22T20:08:23Z (6 months ago)
  • How to programmatically validate a cell's value based on Excel data validation constraints?
  • Which .NET project can programmatically validate a cell's value out of the box based on Excel data validation constraints?
  • What I would like to do:
  • 1. Set a cell value.
  • 2. Check with a program if the cell value conforms to the data validation rules set for that cell.
  • I could extract all the information needed to create a validation function, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel.
  • ---
  • This question may be perceived as a duplicate of [Is there a way to programmatically evaluate Excel data validations using npoi in .NET?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74204029/is-there-a-way-to-programmatically-evaluate-excel-data-validations-using-npoi-in), but I tried to cast a wider net while also attempting to provide an answer.
  • [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/open-xml-sdk
  • What I would like to do:
  • 1. Set a cell value.
  • 2. Check with a program if cell values conform to data validation rules.
  • I could extract all the information needed to create a validation function, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel.
  • What I have in mind is along the lines of how [NPOI](https://github.com/nissl-lab/npoi) allows recalculating all formulas to reflect changes in a workbook:
  • ```fsharp
  • let recalculateFormulas (workbook: XSSFWorkbook) =
  • let creationHelper = workbook.GetCreationHelper()
  • let formulaEvaluator = creationHelper.CreateFormulaEvaluator()
  • formulaEvaluator.EvaluateAll()
  • ```
  • [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/open-xml-sdk
#1: Initial revision by user avatar toraritte‭ · 2023-11-20T20:09:50Z (6 months ago)
How to programmatically validate a cell's value based on Excel data validation constraints?
What I would like to do:

1. Set a cell value.
2. Check with a program if the cell value conforms to the data validation rules set for that cell.

I could extract all the information needed to create a validation function, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel. 

---

This question may be perceived as a duplicate of [Is there a way to programmatically evaluate Excel data validations using npoi in .NET?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74204029/is-there-a-way-to-programmatically-evaluate-excel-data-validations-using-npoi-in), but I tried to cast a wider net while also attempting to provide an answer.


  [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/open-xml-sdk