# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IFormatter.ParseText

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IFormatter_ParseText_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IFormatter.ParseText*">ParseText Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IFormatter_ParseText_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IFormatter.ParseText(System.String)">ParseText(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Parse the specified text to a cell value.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">object ParseText(string text)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function ParseText(text 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">text</span></td>
      <td><p>The text to parse.</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>An object which represents the corresponding cell value of <code class="paramref">text</code>.</p>
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