TryParse(String,CellReferenceMode,WorkbookFormat,CultureInfo,Formula) Method

Parses the specified formula value. The return value indicates whether the operation succeeded.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function TryParse( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal cellReferenceMode As CellReferenceMode, _
   ByVal fileFormat As WorkbookFormat, _
   ByVal culture As CultureInfo, _
   ByRef formula As Formula _
) As Boolean

C#

public static bool TryParse( 
   string value,
   CellReferenceMode cellReferenceMode,
   WorkbookFormat fileFormat,
   CultureInfo culture,
   out Formula formula
)

Parameters

value

The string which defines the formula to parse.

cellReferenceMode

The mode used to interpret cell references in the formula.

fileFormat

The file format to use when parsing the formula. This will be used to determine certain limits which are format dependant.

culture

The culture used to parse the formula.

formula

When this method returns, contains the formula which was parsed from value, if the conversion succeeded, or null if the conversion failed. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Return Value

True if value was converted successfully; False otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	value is null or empty.
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException	cellReferenceMode is not defined in the CellReferenceMode enumeration.
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException	fileFormat is not defined in the WorkbookFormat enumeration.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2