MergeWithLower Property, CellBaseClass Class


	MergeWithLower Property, CellBaseClass Class	Softel vdm, Inc.

Returns whether this cell is eligible to merge with the cell below.

Syntax CellBaseClass Class (Softelvdm.Controls)

VB	Public Property MergeWithLower As BoolOptionalEnum
C#	public BoolOptionalEnum MergeWithLower { get; set; }
C++	public: property BoolOptionalEnum MergeWithLower { BoolOptionalEnum get(); void set(BoolOptionalEnum value); }

Property Value

True if this cell is eligible to merge with the cell below, otherwise False.

BoolOptionalEnum

Value

Description

False
0
False.

True
1
True.

Default
-1
The default value is determined by a containing object or by the environment.

The default value is BoolOptionalEnum.Default.

Comments

The MergeWithLower property returns whether this cell is eligible to merge with the cell below.

For cell merging to take effect, this cell must have its EvaluatedMergeWithLower property set to True. The merged cell (the cell below) must have its property EvaluatedAllowMergeFromUpper set to True to indicate that it is a candidate for cell merging. In addition, all cells involved in cell merging must must either have the same cell text or all subordinate cells must be empty.

SftTree/NET 2.0: The default settings for cell merging can be defined using these properties: Headers.MergeWithLowerDefault for column headers, Footers.MergeWithLowerDefault for column footers and ColumnClass.MergeWithLowerDefault for each column.

The EvaluatedMergeWithLower property can be used to define the status for this cell by evaluating the default settings.

SftTabs/NET 6.0: Cell merging is not used in this product and this property has no effect.

Version Information

Supported in version 1.0.
Products Table

BoolOptionalEnum	Value	Description
False	0	False.
True	1	True.
Default	-1	The default value is determined by a containing object or by the environment.