# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorkbook.AutoParse

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IWorkbook_AutoParse_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorkbook.AutoParse*">AutoParse Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines whether to automatically parse string values when setting a range value.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">bool AutoParse { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Property AutoParse As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IWorkbook_AutoParse_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Changes the behavior of setting the following kinds of string values:</p>
<ul><li>Numeric strings: try to parse the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a> as <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></li><li>Date and time strings: try to parse the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a> as <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.datetime">DateTime</a> or <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.timespan">TimeSpan</a></li><li>Boolean strings: try to parse the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a> as <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></li><li>Error strings: try to parse the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a> as <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.CalcError.html">CalcError</a></li><li>Empty strings: clear the cell value</li></ul>
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