GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.ICommentThreaded.AddReply

AddReply Method

AddReply(string, string)

Adds a reply to this threaded comment.

Adds a reply to this comment's replies collection if the threaded comment is a top-level comment. If this threaded comment is a reply, it adds the new reply to the parent comment's replies collection.

When author is omitted, this method uses an empty author string.

Declaration

ICommentThreaded AddReply(string text, string author = null)

Function AddReply(text As String, Optional author As String = Nothing) As ICommentThreaded

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The content of the reply. Must not be `null`. If this value is empty or contains only whitespace, no reply is added and `null` is returned.
string	author	Optional. The author of the reply. If this value is `null` or empty, the author is set to an empty string.

Returns

Type	Description
ICommentThreaded	The newly added reply. Returns null if `text` is empty or contains only whitespace.

Examples

ICommentThreaded comment = worksheet.Range["A1"].AddCommentThreaded("Please review the total.", "Alex");
ICommentThreaded reply = comment.AddReply("I updated the total.", "Jamie");
string replyText = reply.Text;
string replyAuthor = reply.Author.Name;

Exceptions

Type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	if this threaded comment cannot be replied to because it is resolved, or because it is a reply whose parent comment is resolved.