diff --git a/Document-Processing/Excel/Excel-Library/NET/Working-with-Data-Validation.md b/Document-Processing/Excel/Excel-Library/NET/Working-with-Data-Validation.md index e6232f953..9007eace2 100644 --- a/Document-Processing/Excel/Excel-Library/NET/Working-with-Data-Validation.md +++ b/Document-Processing/Excel/Excel-Library/NET/Working-with-Data-Validation.md @@ -540,3 +540,58 @@ Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine() End Using {% endhighlight %} {% endtabs %} + +## Remove Data Validation + +The following code snippet illustrates how to remove data validation rules from a worksheet. + +{% tabs %} +{% highlight c# tabtitle="C# [Cross-platform]" playgroundButtonLink="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SyncfusionExamples/XlsIO-Examples/master/Data%20Validation/Remove%20Validation/.NET/Remove%20Validation/Remove%20Validation/Program.cs,180" %} +using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine()) +{ + IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel; + application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx; + IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx")); + IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]; + + //Removing data validation from the worksheet + worksheet.UsedRange.Clear(ExcelClearOptions.ClearDataValidations); + + //Saving the workbook + workbook.SaveAs(Path.GetFullPath(@"Output/Output.xlsx")); +} +{% endhighlight %} + +{% highlight c# tabtitle="C# [Windows-specific]" %} +using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine()) +{ + IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel; + application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx; + IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("InputTemplate.xlsx"); + IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]; + + //Removing data validation from the worksheet + worksheet.UsedRange.Clear(ExcelClearOptions.ClearDataValidations); + + //Saving the workbook + workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx"); +} +{% endhighlight %} + +{% highlight vb.net tabtitle="VB.NET [Windows-specific]" %} +Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine() + Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel + application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx + Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("InputTemplate.xlsx") + Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0) + + 'Removing data validation from the worksheet + worksheet.UsedRange.Clear(ExcelClearOptions.ClearDataValidations) + + 'Saving the workbook + workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx") +End Using +{% endhighlight %} +{% endtabs %} + +A complete working example to remove validations from a worksheet in C# is present on this GitHub page.