NamedRange.RefersToR1C1 Property

Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using R1C1-style notation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Property RefersToR1C1 As String
string RefersToR1C1 { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to. The formula uses R1C1-style notation and begins with an equal sign.

Remarks

Use the RefersToR1C1 property to change the range that a NamedRange control refers to.

Examples

The following code example creates a NamedRange and displays the formula for the NamedRange. It then assigns a new cell to the NamedRange and displays the new formula.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Private refersToR1C1Range As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange

Private Sub DisplayFormulaR1C1()
    refersToR1C1Range = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
        Me.Range("C1", "D2"), "refersToR1C1Range")
    MessageBox.Show(refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo)
    refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo = "=Sheet1!$C$3"
    refersToR1C1Range.Select()
    MessageBox.Show(refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo)
End Sub
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange refersToR1C1Range;
private void DisplayFormulaR1C1()
{
    refersToR1C1Range = this.Controls.AddNamedRange(
        this.Range["C1", "D2"], "refersToR1C1Range");
    MessageBox.Show(refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo);
    refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo = "=Sheet1!$C$3";
    refersToR1C1Range.Select();
    MessageBox.Show(refersToR1C1Range.RefersTo);
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace