SetConstraint(DateTime) Method

Sets the constraint value used to validate the cell value.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub SetConstraint( _
   ByVal value As Date _
) 

C#

public void SetConstraint( 
   DateTime value
)

Parameters

value

The constraint value used to compare against the cell value.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	Occurs when value cannot be represented as a date in Excel.

Remarks

The way in which the cell value is compared to the constraint value is determined by the ValidationOperator as well as the ValueConstraintDataValidationRule.ValidationCriteria.

Depending on the ValidationCriteria of the rule, either the cell value itself or the length of the cell value's text equivalent is compared to the constraint value.

This overload is preferred when the ValidationCriteria is Date. When the ValidationCriteria is WholeNumber, Decimal, or TextLength, the SetConstraint(Double) overload is preferred, and when the ValidationCriteria is Time, the SetConstraint(TimeSpan) overload is preferred.

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