WorksheetCollection.AddCopy

AddCopy(string)

Adds a worksheet to the collection and copies data from an existed worksheet.

public int AddCopy(string sheetName)
ParameterTypeDescription
sheetNameStringName of source worksheet.

Return Value

Worksheet object index.

Exceptions

exceptioncondition
CellsExceptionSpecifies an invalid worksheet name.

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class WorksheetCollectionMethodAddCopyWithStringDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            
            // Add a worksheet named "Original" to the workbook
            Worksheet originalSheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Original");
            
            // Add some data to the original worksheet
            originalSheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("This is the original sheet");
            
            // Make a copy of the "Original" worksheet
            int copiedIndex = workbook.Worksheets.AddCopy("Original");
            Worksheet copiedSheet = workbook.Worksheets[copiedIndex];
            copiedSheet.Name = "CopiedSheet";
            
            // Modify the copied sheet to demonstrate it's a separate copy
            copiedSheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("This is the copied sheet");
            
            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("WorksheetCopyDemo.xlsx");
            
            Console.WriteLine("Worksheet copied successfully. Output file: WorksheetCopyDemo.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

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AddCopy(int)

Adds a worksheet to the collection and copies data from an existed worksheet.

public int AddCopy(int sheetIndex)
ParameterTypeDescription
sheetIndexInt32Index of source worksheet.

Return Value

Worksheet object index.

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class WorksheetCollectionMethodAddCopyWithInt32Demo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            
            // Access first worksheet and add some data
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Original Worksheet");
            
            // Add a copy of the first worksheet
            workbook.Worksheets.AddCopy(0);
            
            // Verify the copy was created
            Worksheet copiedWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets[1];
            copiedWorksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Copied Worksheet");
            
            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("output.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

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AddCopy(Worksheet[], string[])

Copy a group of worksheets.

public void AddCopy(Worksheet[] source, string[] destSheetNames)
ParameterTypeDescription
sourceWorksheet[]The source worksheets.
destSheetNamesString[]The names of the copied sheets.

Examples

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    using Aspose.Cells;
    using System;

    public class WorksheetCollectionMethodAddCopyWithWorksheetStringDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            
            // Add some sample worksheets
            workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sheet2");
            workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sheet3");
            
            // Populate some data in the worksheets
            workbook.Worksheets["Sheet2"].Cells["A1"].PutValue("Original Sheet1 Data");
            workbook.Worksheets["Sheet3"].Cells["A1"].PutValue("Original Sheet2 Data");

            // Prepare source worksheets array
            Worksheet[] sourceSheets = new Worksheet[]
            {
                workbook.Worksheets["Sheet2"],
                workbook.Worksheets["Sheet3"]
            };

            // Prepare destination sheet names array
            string[] destSheetNames = new string[]
            {
                "CopyOfSheet2",
                "CopyOfSheet3"
            };

            try
            {
                // Call the AddCopy method with (Worksheet[], String[]) parameters
                workbook.Worksheets.AddCopy(sourceSheets, destSheetNames);
                
                Console.WriteLine("AddCopy method executed successfully with parameters (Worksheet[], String[])");
                
                // Verify the copies were created
                Console.WriteLine($"Total worksheets after copy: {workbook.Worksheets.Count}");
                foreach (Worksheet sheet in workbook.Worksheets)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"Worksheet name: {sheet.Name}");
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Error executing AddCopy method: {ex.Message}");
            }
            
            // Save the result
            workbook.Save("WorksheetCollectionMethodAddCopyDemo.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

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