# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorksheet.Evaluate

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IWorksheet_Evaluate_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorksheet.Evaluate*">Evaluate Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IWorksheet_Evaluate_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorksheet.Evaluate(System.String)">Evaluate(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Evaluates the specified Excel formula or named expression and returns the result.
The calculation behavior is consistent with Excel 2019 and earlier versions.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">object Evaluate(string formula)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function Evaluate(formula As String) As Object</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">formula</span></td>
      <td><p>A string containing an Excel formula, named range, or defined name to evaluate.</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>The result of the evaluation.
When the result of the formula is a reference, such as &quot;=A1&quot;, it will return an IRange object.</p>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IWorksheet_Evaluate_System_String_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IFormulaResolver_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IWorksheet.Evaluate(System.String,GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IFormulaResolver)">Evaluate(string, IFormulaResolver)</h4>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">object Evaluate(string formula, IFormulaResolver resolver)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function Evaluate(formula As String, resolver As IFormulaResolver) As Object</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">formula</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IFormulaResolver.html">IFormulaResolver</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">resolver</span></td>
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