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Cell Range in JavaScript (ES5) Spreadsheet control

08 Apr 2021 / 10 minutes to read

A group of cells in a sheet is known as cell range.

Wrap text

Wrap text allows you to display large content as multiple lines in a single cell. By default, the wrap text support is enabled. Use the allowWrap property to enable or disable the wrap text support in spreadsheet.

Wrap text can be applied or removed to a cell or range of cells in the following ways,

Using the wrap property in cell, you can enable or disable wrap text to a cell at initial load.
Select or deselect wrap button from ribbon toolbar to apply or remove the wrap text to the selected range.
Using the wrap method, you can apply or remove the wrap text once the component is loaded.

The following code example shows the wrap text functionality in spreadsheet.

Source

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index.js

index.html

ej.base.enableRipple(true);

var columns =  [{ index: 1, width: 100 }, { width: 140 }, { width: 90 }, { width: 150 }, { width: 120 }, { width: 90 }, { width: 180 }];

// Set wrap text to H2 to H5 cells through cell binding
var rows = [{ height: 30 }, { cells: [{ index: 7, wrap: true }] }, { cells: [{ index: 7, wrap: true }] }, { cells: [{ index: 7, wrap: true }] }, { cells: [{ index: 7, wrap: true }] }];

var sheets = [{ name: 'Movie List', ranges: [{ dataSource: data }], rows: rows, columns: columns }];

var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
    sheets: sheets,
    created: function () {
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ fontWeight: 'bold', textAlign: 'center' }, 'A1:H1');
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ verticalAlign: 'middle' }, 'A1:H5');
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ textAlign: 'center' }, 'A2:B5');
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ textAlign: 'center' }, 'D2:D5');
        // To wrap the cells from E2 to E5 range
        spreadsheet.wrap('E2:E5');
        // To unwrap the H3 cell
        spreadsheet.wrap('H3', false);
    },
    // Removed the unwanted support for this samples
    showFormulaBar: false
});

spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
        <title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
        <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
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        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
        
        <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
        <script src="system.config.js"></script>
        <script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <!--Element which is going to render-->
        
        <div id="container">
                <div id="spreadsheet"></div>
        </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Limitations of Wrap text

The following features have some limitations in wrap text:

Sorting with wrap text applied data.
Merge with wrap text.

Merge cells

Merge cells allows users to span two or more cells in the same row or column into a single cell. When cells with multiple values are merged, top-left most cell data will be the data for the merged cell. By default, the merge cells option is enabled. Use allowMerge property to enable or disable the merge cells option in spreadsheet.

You can merge the range of cells in the following ways,

Set the rowSpan and colSpan property in cell to merge the number of cells at initial load.
Select the range of cells and apply merge by selecting the desired option from ribbon toolbar.
Use merge method to merge the range of cells, once the component is loaded.

The available merge options in spreadsheet are,

Type	Action
Merge All	Combines all the cells in a range in to a single cell (default).
Merge Horizontally	Combines cells in a range as row-wise.
Merge Vertically	Combines cells in a range as column-wise.
UnMerge	Splits the merged cells into multiple cells.

The following code example shows the merge cells operation in spreadsheet.

Source

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index.js

index.html

ej.base.enableRipple(true);

var columns =  [{ width: 90 }, { width: 150 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 },
    { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 120 }, { width: 120 }, { width: 120 }, { width: 120 }, { width: 120 },
    { width: 120 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }, { width: 100 }];

var rows = [{ height: 35 }, { height: 35, cells: [
    // Merging the 2nd cells of rows 2 and 3 through cell binding.
    { index: 1, rowSpan: 2 },
    // Merging the 2nd row's 3rd and 4th cells a through cell binding.
    { colSpan: 2 },
    // Merging the 2nd row's 7th, 8th and 9th cells a through cell binding.
    { index: 6, colSpan: 3 },
    // Merging the 2nd and 3rd rows 11th, 12th and 13th cells a through cell binding.
    { index: 10, rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 3 },
    { index: 13, colSpan: 2 }, { index: 17, colSpan: 2 } ] },
    { height: 35, cells: [{ index: 3, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 6, colSpan: 4 }, { index: 13, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 17, colSpan: 2 }] },
    { height: 35, cells: [{ index: 2, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 5, colSpan: 2 }, { index: 7, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 15, colSpan: 2 },
    { index: 17, colSpan: 2 }] }, { height: 35, cells: [{ index: 2, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 6, colSpan: 4 }, { index: 16, colSpan: 2 }] },
    { height: 35, cells: [{ index: 2, colSpan: 4 }, { index: 7, colSpan: 3 }, { index: 15, colSpan: 2 }, { index: 17, colSpan: 2 }] }];

var sheets = [{ name: 'Merge Cells', ranges: [{ dataSource: data }], columns: columns, rows: rows }];

var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
    sheets: sheets,
    created: function () {
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ fontWeight: 'bold', textAlign: 'center' }, 'A1:S1');
        spreadsheet.numberFormat('h:mm AM/PM', 'C1:S1');
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ verticalAlign: 'middle' }, 'A1:S11');
        // Merging the `K4:M4` cells using method
        spreadsheet.merge('K4:M4');
        // Merging the 5th and 6th row cells across 11th, 12th and 13th column
        spreadsheet.merge('K5:M6', 'Vertically');
        // Merging the 18th and 19th column cells across 2nd, 3rd and 4th row
        spreadsheet.merge('N4:O6', 'Horizontally');
    },
    // Removed the unwanted support for this samples
    showFormulaBar: false
});

spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
        <title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
        <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
        <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
        
        <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
        <script src="system.config.js"></script>
        <script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <!--Element which is going to render-->
        
        <div id="container">
                <div id="spreadsheet"></div>
        </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Limitations of Merge

The following features have some limitations in Merge:

Merge with filter.
Merge with wrap text.

Data Validation

Data Validation is used to restrict the user from entering the invalid data. You can use the allowDataValidation property to enable or disable data validation.

The default value for allowDataValidation property is true.

Apply Validation

You can apply data validation to restrict the type of data or the values that users enter into a cell.

You can apply data validation by using one of the following ways,

Select the Data tab in the Ribbon toolbar, and then choose the Data Validation item.
Use the addDataValidation() method programmatically.

Clear Validation

Clear validation feature is used to remove data validations from the specified ranges or the whole worksheet.

You can clear data validation rule by one of the following ways,

Select the Data tab in the Ribbon toolbar, and then choose the Clear Validation item.
Use the removeDataValidation() method programmatically.

Highlight Invalid Data

Highlight invalid data feature is used to highlight the previously entered invalid values.

You can highlight an invalid data by using one of the following ways,

Select the Data tab in the Ribbon toolbar, and then choose the Highlight Invalid Data item.
Use the addInvalidHighlight() method programmatically.

Clear Highlighted Invalid Data

Clear highlight feature is used to remove the highlight from invalid cells.

You can clear the highlighted invalid data by using the following ways,

Select the Data tab in the Ribbon toolbar, and then choose the Clear Highlight item.
Use the removeInvalidHighlight() method programmatically.

Source

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index.js

index.html

var sheet = [
    {
        rows: [
            {
                    index: 0,
                    cells: [{ index: 0, value: 'Seller Name', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 1, value: 'Customer Id', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 2, value: 'Customer Name', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 3, value: 'Product Name', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 4, value: 'Product Price', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 5, value: 'Sales Date', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 5, value: 'Billing Time', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} },
                    { index: 6, value: 'Total Price', style:{fontWeight : "bold", textAlign: "center"} }]
                },
                {
                    index: 1,
                    cells: [{ index: 0, value: 'John'},
                    { index: 1, value: '1', validation: { type: 'WholeNumber', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '1'}},
                    { index: 2, value: 'Nash'},
                    { index: 3, value: 'Digger', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: 'Digger, Digger, Cherrypicker' }},
                    { index: 4, value: '50000', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: '50000,50000,45000' }},
                    { index: 5, value: '04/11/2019'},
                    { index: 6, value: '11:34:32 AM'},
                    { index: 7, value: '1,45,000.00'}]
                },
                {
                    index: 2,
                    cells: [{ index: 0, value: 'Mike'},
                    { index: 1, value: '2', validation: { type: 'WholeNumber', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '1'}},
                    { index: 2, value: 'Jim'},
                    { index: 3, value: 'Cherrypicker', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: 'Cherrypicker, JCB, Wheelbarrow' }},
                    { index: 4, value: '45000', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: '45000,90000,40' }},
                    { index: 5, value: '04/11/2019'},
                    { index: 6, value: '10:15:00 AM'},
                    { index: 7, value: '1,40,040.00'}]
                },
                {
                    index: 3,
                    cells: [{ index: 0, value: 'shane' },
                    { index: 1, value: '3', validation: { type: 'WholeNumber', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '1'}},
                    { index: 2, value: 'Sean'},
                    { index: 3, value: 'Kango', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: 'Kango, Ropes' }},
                    { index: 4, value: '450', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: '450, 95' }},
                    { index: 5, value: '06/25/2019'},
                    { index: 6, value: '01:30:11 PM'},
                    { index: 7, value: '545.00'}]
                },
                {
                    index: 4,
                    cells: [{ index: 0, value: 'John' },
                    { index: 1, value: '1', validation: { type: 'WholeNumber', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '1'}},
                    { index: 2, value: 'Nash'},
                    { index: 3, value: 'JCB', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: 'JCB, Ropes, scaffolding' }},
                    { index: 4, value: '90000', validation:{ type: 'List', value1: '90000, 95, 10000' }},
                    { index: 5, value: '09/22/2019'},
                    { index: 6, value: '12:30:02 PM'},
                    { index: 7, value: '1,00,095.00' }]
                }
        ],
        columns: [
            { width: 88,  }, { width: 88 }, { width: 106 }, { width: 98 }, { width: 88 }, { width: 86 }, { width: 107 }, { width: 81}
        ]
    },
{
    name: 'PriceDetails',
}
];

//Initialize the SpreadSheet control
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
  sheets: sheet,
  dataBound: (): void => {
        if (spreadsheet.activeSheetTab === 1) {
        spreadsheet.cellFormat({ fontWeight: 'bold', text-align: 'center' }, 'A1:F1');
    }
  },
  created: () => {
            ////add Data validation to range.
            spreadsheet.addDataValidation({ type: 'TextLength' , operator: 'LessThanOrEqualTo' , value1: '4' }, 'A2:A5');
            spreadsheet.addDataValidation({ type: 'WholeNumber', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '1' }, 'B2:B5');
            spreadsheet.addDataValidation({ type: 'Date', operator: 'NotEqualTo', value1: '04/11/2019'}, 'F2:F5');
            spreadsheet.addDataValidation({ type: 'Time', operator: 'Between', value1: '10:00:00 AM', value2: '11:00:00 AM' }, 'G2:G5');
            spreadsheet.addDataValidation({ type: 'Decimal', operator: 'LessThan', value1: '100000.00'}, 'H2:H5');
            //Highlight Invalid Data.
            spreadsheet.addInvalidHighlight('A1:H5');
        }
});

// Render initialized Spreadsheet.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
        <title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
        <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
        <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
        
        <script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
       <!--Element which is going to render-->
       
       <div id="container">
       <div id="spreadsheet"></div>
       </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Limitations of Data validation

The following features have some limitations in Data Validation:

Entire row data validation.
Insert row between the data validation.
Copy/paste with data validation.
Delete cells between data validation applied range.

Cell Range in JavaScript (ES5) Spreadsheet control

Wrap text

Limitations of Wrap text

Merge cells

Limitations of Merge

Data Validation

Apply Validation

Clear Validation

Highlight Invalid Data

Clear Highlighted Invalid Data

Limitations of Data validation

See Also