'Declaration
 
Public Sub AddSpanCell( _
   ByVal row As Integer, _
   ByVal column As Integer, _
   ByVal rowCount As Integer, _
   ByVal columnCount As Integer _
) 

'Usage
 
Dim instance As SheetView
Dim row As Integer
Dim column As Integer
Dim rowCount As Integer
Dim columnCount As Integer
 
instance.AddSpanCell(row, column, rowCount, columnCount)

public void AddSpanCell( 
   int row,
   int column,
   int rowCount,
   int columnCount
)

Parameters

row

Row index of cell at which to start the span

column

Column index of cell at which to start the span

rowCount

Number of rows to span

columnCount

Number of columns to span

Creating a span of cells creates one large cell where there had previously been several. For example, if you create a span of cells from cell A1 to cell C2, cell A1 then appears to occupy the space from cell A1 through cell C2.

When you create a span of cells, the data in the first cell in the span (designated by the row and column parameters) occupies all the space in the span. When you create a span, the data that was in each of the cells in the span is still in each cell, but not displayed. The data is simply hidden by the span range. Also, the cell types of the cells combined in the span are not changed.

You can return whether a specified cell is in a span of cells by calling the GetSpanCell method. You can remove a span from a range of cells by calling the RemoveSpanCell method.

Note: You cannot sort a sheet that has spanned cells.

Reference

SheetView Class
SheetView Members
GetSpanCell Method
RemoveSpanCell Method

User-Task Documentation

Spanning Cells