NamedRange.Column Property

Gets the number of the first column in the first area of the NamedRange control.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Column As Integer
int Column { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The number of the first column in the first area of the NamedRange control. Column A returns 1, column B returns 2, and so on.

Examples

The following code example creates a NamedRange and uses the Column and Row properties to display the numbers of the first column and row in the NamedRange.

This example is for a document-level customization.

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

    Private Sub DisplayColumnAndRow()
        columnAndRowRange = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
            Me.Range("A3", "D6"), "columnAndRowRange")
        MessageBox.Show("The first column in the range is column " & _
            Me.columnAndRowRange.Column.ToString() & _
            " and the first row is " & _
            Me.columnAndRowRange.Row.ToString())
    End Sub
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange columnAndRowRange;
private void DisplayColumnAndRow()
{
    columnAndRowRange = this.Controls.AddNamedRange(
        this.Range["A3", "D6"], "columnAndRowRange");
    MessageBox.Show("The first column in the range is column " +
        this.columnAndRowRange.Column.ToString() + 
        " and the first row is " +
        this.columnAndRowRange.Row.ToString());
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace