XmlMappedRange.Group(Object, Object, Object, Object) Method
Definition
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When the XmlMappedRange control represents a single cell in the data range of a PivotTable field, the Group(Object, Object, Object, Object) method performs numeric or date-based grouping in that field.
public object Group (object Start, object End, object By, object Periods);abstract member Group : obj * obj * obj * obj -> objPublic Function Group (Optional Start As Object, Optional End As Object, Optional By As Object, Optional Periods As Object) As ObjectParameters
- Start
- Object
The first value to be grouped. If this argument is omitted or true, the first value in the field is used.
- End
- Object
The last value to be grouped. If this argument is omitted or true, the last value in the field is used.
- By
- Object
If the field is numeric, this argument specifies the size of each group. If the field is a date, this argument specifies the number of days in each group if element 4 in the Periods array is true and all the other elements are false. Otherwise, this argument is ignored. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Office Excel automatically chooses a default group size.
- Periods
- Object
An array of seven Boolean values that specify the period for the group, as shown:1 - Seconds2 - Minutes3 - Hours4 - Days5 - Months6 - Quarters7 - YearsIf an element in the array is true, a group is created for the corresponding time; if the element is false, no group is created. If the field is not a date field, this argument is ignored.
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Optional Parameters
For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.