# GrapeCity.CalcEngine.Function.IsExplicitPrecedent

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_CalcEngine_Function_IsExplicitPrecedent_" data-uid="GrapeCity.CalcEngine.Function.IsExplicitPrecedent*">IsExplicitPrecedent Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines whether the evaluated result depends on all values from the argument.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected virtual bool IsExplicitPrecedent(int argIndex)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overridable Function IsExplicitPrecedent(argIndex As Integer) As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">argIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>An integer value indicates the index of the argument.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><code>true</code> if the evaluated result depends on all values from the argument; otherwise, <code>false</code>.</p>
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