## WriteProtection class

Specifies write protection settings for a workbook.

```csharp
public class WriteProtection
```

## Properties

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Author](../../aspose.cells/writeprotection/author/) { get; set; } | Gets and sets the author. |
| [IsWriteProtected](../../aspose.cells/writeprotection/iswriteprotected/) { get; } | Indicates whether this workbook is write protected. |
| [Password](../../aspose.cells/writeprotection/password/) { get; set; } | Sets the protected password to modify the file. |
| [RecommendReadOnly](../../aspose.cells/writeprotection/recommendreadonly/) { get; set; } | Indicates if the Read Only Recommended option is selected. |

## Methods

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [ValidatePassword](../../aspose.cells/writeprotection/validatepassword/)(string) | Returns true if the specified password is the same as the write-protection password the file was protected with. |

### Examples

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

    public class WriteProtectionDemo
    {
        public static void WriteProtectionExample()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            // Access the workbook's settings
            WorkbookSettings settings = workbook.Settings;

            // Access the write protection settings
            WriteProtection writeProtection = settings.WriteProtection;

            // Set the author of the write protection
            writeProtection.Author = "John Doe";

            // Set the password for write protection
            writeProtection.Password = "password123";

            // Set the recommend read-only option
            writeProtection.RecommendReadOnly = true;

            // Check if the workbook is write protected
            bool isWriteProtected = writeProtection.IsWriteProtected;
            Console.WriteLine("Is Write Protected: " + isWriteProtected);

            // Validate the password
            bool isValidPassword = writeProtection.ValidatePassword("password123");
            Console.WriteLine("Is Valid Password: " + isValidPassword);

            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("WriteProtectionExample.xlsx");

            return;
        }
    }
}
```

### See Also

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