2.2.4.9.11 DataRange::GetDescription

GetDescription

Description

Get a text string to describe a data range.

Syntax

string GetDescription( DWORD dwCntrl = 0, LPCSTR lpcszPrefix = NULL, LPCSTR lpcszSep = NULL );

Parameters

dwCntrl

[input] provide options on the string construction. The following bits are supported

GETLC_DATAPLOTS : return empty string if DataRange is not part of a data plot, otherwise return [Graph]Layer!Plot(n)

GETLC_NO_DESIGNATIONS : used only if GETLC_DATAPLOTS not set, to skip (X) (Y) and also not to add extra spaces

GETLC_NO_ROWS : skip the [4:50] part

lpcszPrefix

[input] The prefix string.

lpcszSep

[input] The seperator string.

Return

Returns the description of the DataRange

Examples

EX1

//This example will output the description of the Datarange associated to worksheet's col(A) and col(B).
#include <Range.h>
void DataRange_GetDescription_Ex1(int nCol1 = 0, int nCol2 = 1)
{
    Worksheet wks ;
    wks.Create();
    if( wks )
    {
        while(wks.Columns(0))
            wks.DeleteCol(0);
 
        wks.AddCol("A");
        wks.AddCol("B");
        double rr;
        for(int j=0;j<2;j++)
        {
            for (int i=0;i<10;i++)
            {
                   rr=rnd();
                   wks.SetCell(i,j,rr*100);
            }
        }
 
        DataRange dr;
        dr.Add("X", wks, 0, nCol1, -1, nCol1);
        dr.Add("Y", wks, 0, nCol2, -1, nCol2);
        dr.SetName("This is a Long Name for the Range");
        string strName = dr.GetName();
        string strDescription = dr.GetDescription();
        out_str(strDescription);
    }
}

Remark

See Also

Header to Include

origin.h