DefinedName Class

Definition

Namespace:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet

Assembly:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll

Package:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml v3.0.1

Defined Name.

This class is available in Office 2007 and above.

When the object is serialized out as xml, it's qualified name is x:definedName.

public class DefinedName : DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlLeafTextElement

type DefinedName = class
    inherit OpenXmlLeafTextElement

Public Class DefinedName
Inherits OpenXmlLeafTextElement

Inheritance

Object

OpenXmlElement

OpenXmlLeafElement

OpenXmlLeafTextElement

DefinedName

Remarks

[ISO/IEC 29500-1 1st Edition]

definedName (Defined Name)

This element defines the defined names that are defined within this workbook. Defined names are descriptive text that is used to represents a cell, range of cells, formula, or constant value. Use easy-to-understand names, such as Products, to refer to hard to understand ranges, such as Sales!C20:C30.

A defined name in a formula can make it easier to understand the purpose of the formula. [Example: The formula =SUM(FirstQuarterSales) might be easier to identify than =SUM(C20:C30). end example]

Names are available to any sheet. [Example: Ifthe name ProjectedSales refers to the range A20:A30 on the first worksheet in a workbook, you can use the name ProjectedSales on any other sheet in the same workbook to refer to range A20:A30 on the first worksheet. end example]

Names can also be used to represent formulas or values that do not change (constants). [Example: The name SalesTax can be used to represent the sales tax amount (such as 6.2 percent) applied to sales transactions. end example]

You can also link to a defined name in another workbook, or define a name that refers to cells in another workbook. [Example: The formula =SUM(Sales.xls!ProjectedSales) refers to the named range ProjectedSales in the workbook named Sales. end example]

A compliant producer or consumer considers a defined name in the range A1-XFD1048576 to be an error.

All other names outside this range can be defined as names and overrides a cell reference if an ambiguity exists.

[Example: For clarification: LOG10 is always a cell reference, LOG10() is always formula, LOGO1000 can be a defined name that overrides a cell reference. end example]

Parent Elements
definedNames (§18.2.6)

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_DefinedName) is located in §A.2. end note]

� ISO/IEC29500: 2008.

Constructors

DefinedName()	Initializes a new instance of the DefinedName class.
DefinedName(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DefinedName class with the specified text content.

Properties

ChildElements	Gets all the child nodes of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Comment	Comment Represents the following attribute in the schema: comment
CustomMenu	Custom Menu Text Represents the following attribute in the schema: customMenu
Description	Description Represents the following attribute in the schema: description
ExtendedAttributes	Gets all extended attributes (attributes not defined in the schema) of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Features	Gets a IFeatureCollection for the current element. This feature collection will be read-only, but will inherit features from its parent part and package if available. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
FirstChild	Gets the first child of the OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Function	Function Represents the following attribute in the schema: function
FunctionGroupId	Function Group Id Represents the following attribute in the schema: functionGroupId
HasAttributes	Gets a value indicating whether the current element has any attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
HasChildren	Gets a value that indicates whether the current element has any child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlLeafTextElement)
Help	Help Represents the following attribute in the schema: help
Hidden	Hidden Name Represents the following attribute in the schema: hidden
InnerText	Gets or sets the concatenated values of the element and all of its child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlLeafTextElement)
InnerXml	Gets or sets the markup that only represents child elements of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlLeafTextElement)
LastChild	Gets the last child of the OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LocalName	Gets the local name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LocalSheetId	Local Name Sheet Id Represents the following attribute in the schema: localSheetId
MCAttributes	Gets or sets the markup compatibility attributes. Returns null if no markup compatibility attributes are defined for the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Name	Defined Name Represents the following attribute in the schema: name
NamespaceDeclarations	Gets all the namespace declarations defined in the current element. Returns an empty enumerator if there is no namespace declaration. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NamespaceUri	Gets the namespace URI of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
OpenXmlElementContext	Gets the OpenXmlElementContext of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
OuterXml	Gets the markup that represents the current element and all of its child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Parent	Gets the parent element of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Prefix	Gets the namespace prefix of current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PublishToServer	Publish To Server Represents the following attribute in the schema: publishToServer
ShortcutKey	Shortcut Key Represents the following attribute in the schema: shortcutKey
StatusBar	Status Bar Represents the following attribute in the schema: statusBar
Text	Gets or sets the text of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlLeafTextElement)
VbProcedure	Procedure Represents the following attribute in the schema: vbProcedure
WorkbookParameter	Workbook Parameter (Server) Represents the following attribute in the schema: workbookParameter
Xlm	External Function Represents the following attribute in the schema: xlm
XmlQualifiedName	Gets the qualified name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
XName	Gets the qualified name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)

Methods

AddAnnotation(Object)	Adds an object to the current OpenXmlElement element's list of annotations. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
AddNamespaceDeclaration(String, String)	Adds a namespace declaration to the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Ancestors()	Enumerates all of the current element's ancestors. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Ancestors<T>()	Enumerates only the current element's ancestors that have the specified type. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotation(Type)	Get the first annotation object of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotation<T>()	Get the first annotation object of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotations(Type)	Gets a collection of annotations with the specified type for the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotations<T>()	Gets a collection of annotations with the specified type for the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Append(IEnumerable<OpenXmlElement>)	Appends each element from a list of elements to the end of the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Append(OpenXmlElement[])	Appends each element from an array of elements to the end of the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
AppendChild<T>(T)	Appends the specified element to the end of the current element's list of child nodes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ClearAllAttributes()	Clears all of the attributes, including both known attributes and extended attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Clone()	Creates a duplicate of the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
CloneNode(Boolean)	Creates a duplicate of this node.
Descendants()	Enumerates all of the current element's descendants. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Descendants<T>()	Enumerate all of the current element's descendants of type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Elements()	Enumerates all of the current element's children. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Elements<T>()	Enumerates only the current element's children that have the specified type. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ElementsAfter()	Enumerates all of the sibling elements that follow the current element and have the same parent as the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ElementsBefore()	Enumerates all of the sibling elements that precede the current element and have the same parent as the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetAttribute(String, String)	Gets an Open XML attribute with the specified tag name and namespace URI. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetAttributes()	Gets a list that contains a copy of all the attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetEnumerator()	Returns an enumerator that iterates through the child collection. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetFirstChild<T>()	Finds the first child element in type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertAfter<T>(T, OpenXmlElement)	Inserts the specified element immediately after the specified reference element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertAfterSelf<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element immediately after the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertAt<T>(T, Int32)	Inserts the specified element at the specified index in the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertBefore<T>(T, OpenXmlElement)	Inserts the specified element immediately before the specified reference element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertBeforeSelf<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element immediately before the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IsAfter(OpenXmlElement)	Determines if the current element appears after a specified element in document order. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IsBefore(OpenXmlElement)	Determines if the current element appears before a specified element in document order. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LookupNamespace(String)	Resolves the namespace prefix in the context of the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LookupPrefix(String)	Finds the corresponding prefix for a namespace uri in the current element scope. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NextSibling()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element that immediately follows the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no next OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NextSibling<T>()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element with the specified type that follows the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no next OpenXmlElement. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PrependChild<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element at the beginning of the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PreviousSibling()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element that immediately precedes the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic ) if there is no preceding OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PreviousSibling<T>()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element with the specified type that precedes the current OpenXmlElement. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no preceding OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Remove()	Removes the current element from its parent. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAllChildren()	Removes all child elements of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlLeafTextElement)
RemoveAllChildren<T>()	Remove all of the current element's child elements that are of type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAnnotations(Type)	Removes the annotations of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAnnotations<T>()	Removes the annotations with the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAttribute(String, String)	Removes the attribute from the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveChild<T>(T)	Removes the specified child element from the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveNamespaceDeclaration(String)	Removes the namespace declaration for the specified prefix. Removes nothing if there is no prefix. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ReplaceChild<T>(OpenXmlElement, T)	Replaces a child element with another child element in the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
SetAttribute(OpenXmlAttribute)	Sets an attribute to the specified element. If the attribute is a known attribute, the value of the attribute is set. If the attribute is an extended attribute, the 'openxmlAttribute' is added to the extended attributes list. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
SetAttributes(IEnumerable<OpenXmlAttribute>)	Sets a number of attributes to the element. If an attribute is a known attribute, the value of the attribute is set. If an attribute is an extended attribute, the 'openxmlAttribute' is added to the extended attributes list. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
WriteTo(XmlWriter)	Saves the current node to the specified XmlWriter. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()	(Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IEnumerable<OpenXmlElement>.GetEnumerator()	Returns an enumerator that iterates through the child collection. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)