ControlCollection.AddNamedRange Method

Adds a new NamedRange control to the worksheet at the range specified.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddNamedRange ( _
    range As Range, _
    name As String _
) As NamedRange
NamedRange AddNamedRange(
    Range range,
    string name
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange
The NamedRange control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The name or range argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or the name argument has zero length.

ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.

InvalidRangeException

The range that was specified is not valid. Multi-area ranges cannot be used. The range should be on the same worksheet as the ControlCollection instance.

Remarks

The AddNamedRange method enables you to add NamedRange controls to the end of the ControlCollection. To remove a NamedRange control that was previously added programmatically, use the Remove method.

Examples

The following code example adds a NamedRange control to cell A1, and then sets the value of the named range to 100%.

Private Sub ExcelAddNamedRange()

        Dim NamedRange1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools. _
          Excel.NamedRange = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
          Me.Range("A1"), "NamedRange1")
        NamedRange1.Value2 = "100%" 

    End Sub
private void ExcelAddNamedRange()
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange namedRange1 =
        this.Controls.AddNamedRange(this.Range["A1"],
        "namedRange1");
    namedRange1.Value2 = "100%";
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace