## Column class

Represents a single column in a worksheet.

```csharp
public class Column
```

## Properties

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [GroupLevel](../../aspose.cells/column/grouplevel/) { get; set; } | Gets the group level of the column. |
| [HasCustomStyle](../../aspose.cells/column/hascustomstyle/) { get; } | Indicates whether this column has custom style settings(different from the default one inherited from workbook). |
| [Index](../../aspose.cells/column/index/) { get; } | Gets the index of this column. |
| [IsCollapsed](../../aspose.cells/column/iscollapsed/) { get; set; } | whether the column is collapsed |
| [IsHidden](../../aspose.cells/column/ishidden/) { get; set; } | Indicates whether the column is hidden. |
| [Style](../../aspose.cells/column/style/) { get; } | (**Obsolete.**) Gets the style of this column. |
| [Width](../../aspose.cells/column/width/) { get; set; } | Gets and sets the column width in unit of characters. |

## Methods

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [ApplyStyle](../../aspose.cells/column/applystyle/)(Style, StyleFlag) | Applies formats for a whole column. |
| [GetStyle](../../aspose.cells/column/getstyle/)() | Gets the style of this column. |
| [SetStyle](../../aspose.cells/column/setstyle/)(Style) | Sets the style of this column. |

### Examples

```csharp
namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    using Aspose.Cells;
    using System;
    using System.Drawing;

    public class ColumnDemo
    {
        public static void ColumnExample()
        {
            // Instantiating a Workbook object
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            // Obtaining the reference of the first worksheet
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            // Add new Style to Workbook
            Style style = workbook.CreateStyle();

            // Setting the background color to Blue
            style.BackgroundColor = Color.Blue;

            // Setting the foreground color to Red
            style.ForegroundColor = Color.Red;

            // Setting Background Pattern
            style.Pattern = BackgroundType.DiagonalStripe;

            // New Style Flag
            StyleFlag styleFlag = new StyleFlag();

            // Set All Styles
            styleFlag.All = true;

            // Get first Column
            Column column = worksheet.Cells.Columns[0];

            // Apply Style to first Column
            column.ApplyStyle(style, styleFlag);

            // Setting additional properties
            column.Width = 20.0; // Setting the column width
            column.IsHidden = false; // Setting the column visibility
            column.IsCollapsed = false; // Setting the column collapsed state

            // Saving the Excel file
            workbook.Save("ColumnExample.xlsx");
            workbook.Save("ColumnExample.pdf");
        }
    }
}
```

### See Also

* namespace [Aspose.Cells](../../aspose.cells/)
* assembly [Aspose.Cells](../../)