# C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ExcelCalcEngine.GetExternalObject

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_ExcelCalcEngine_GetExternalObject_" data-uid="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ExcelCalcEngine.GetExternalObject*">GetExternalObject Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_ExcelCalcEngine_GetExternalObject_System_String_" data-uid="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.ExcelCalcEngine.GetExternalObject(System.String)">GetExternalObject(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Parses references to cell ranges.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override object GetExternalObject(string identifier)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function GetExternalObject(identifier As String) As Object</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">identifier</span></td>
      <td><p>String representing a cell range (e.g. &quot;A1&quot; or &quot;A1:B12&quot;.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="../C1.WPF.FlexGrid.4.6.2/C1.WPF.FlexGrid.CellRange.html">CellRange</a> object that represents the given range.</p>
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