Excel Workbook Manager - Read and Write xlsx and csv Files. Fork of exceljs specific to Node.js
npm install exceljs-node
Read, manipulate and write spreadsheet data and styles to XLSX and JSON.
Reverse engineered from Excel spreadsheet files as a project.
``shell`
npm install exceljs
Contributions are very welcome! It helps me know what features are desired or what bugs are causing the most pain.
I have just one request; If you submit a pull request for a bugfix, please add a unit-test or integration-test (in the spec folder) that catches the problem.
Even a PR that just has a failing test is fine - I can analyse what the test is doing and fix the code from that.
To be clear, all contributions added to this library will be included in the library's MIT licence.
I have to admit I'm still really snowed under at the moment and will not be able to
pursue active development of exceljs in the coming months.
I will however keep an eye on the pull requests and endeavour to merge and release
them as they come.
`javascript`
var Excel = require('exceljs');
`javascript`
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
`javascript`
workbook.creator = 'Me';
workbook.lastModifiedBy = 'Her';
workbook.created = new Date(1985, 8, 30);
workbook.modified = new Date();
workbook.lastPrinted = new Date(2016, 9, 27);
`javascript`
// Set workbook dates to 1904 date system
workbook.properties.date1904 = true;
The Workbook views controls how many separate windows Excel will open when viewing the workbook.
`javascript`
workbook.views = [
{
x: 0, y: 0, width: 10000, height: 20000,
firstSheet: 0, activeTab: 1, visibility: 'visible'
}
]
`javascript`
var sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('My Sheet');
Use the second parameter of the addWorksheet function to specify options for the worksheet.
For Example:
`javascript
// create a sheet with red tab colour
var sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('My Sheet', {properties:{tabColor:{argb:'FFC0000'}}});
// create a sheet where the grid lines are hidden
var sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('My Sheet', {properties: {showGridLines: false}});
// create a sheet with the first row and column frozen
var sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('My Sheet', {views:[{xSplit: 1, ySplit:1}]});
`
Use the worksheet id to remove the sheet from workbook.
For Example:
`javascript
// Create a worksheet
var sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('My Sheet');
// Remove the worksheet using worksheet id
workbook.removeWorksheet(sheet.id)
`
javascript
// Iterate over all sheets
// Note: workbook.worksheets.forEach will still work but this is better
workbook.eachSheet(function(worksheet, sheetId) {
// ...
});// fetch sheet by name
var worksheet = workbook.getWorksheet('My Sheet');
// fetch sheet by id
var worksheet = workbook.getWorksheet(1);
`Worksheet State
// make worksheet visible
worksheet.state = 'show';
// make worksheet hidden
worksheet.state = 'hidden';
Worksheet Properties
Worksheets support a property bucket to allow control over some features of the worksheet.
javascript
// create new sheet with properties
var worksheet = workbook.addWorksheet('sheet', {properties:{tabColor:{argb:'FF00FF00'}}});// create a new sheet writer with properties
var worksheetWriter = workbookWriter.addSheet('sheet', {properties:{outlineLevelCol:1}});
// adjust properties afterwards (not supported by worksheet-writer)
worksheet.properties.outlineLevelCol = 2;
worksheet.properties.defaultRowHeight = 15;
`Supported Properties
| Name | Default | Description |
| ---------------- | ---------- | ----------- |
| tabColor | undefined | Color of the tabs |
| outlineLevelCol | 0 | The worksheet column outline level |
| outlineLevelRow | 0 | The worksheet row outline level |
| defaultRowHeight | 15 | Default row height |
| dyDescent | 55 | TBD |
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Some new metrics have been added to Worksheet...
| Name | Description |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| rowCount | The total row size of the document. Equal to the row number of the last row that has values. |
| actualRowCount | A count of the number of rows that have values. If a mid-document row is empty, it will not be included in the count. |
| columnCount | The total column size of the document. Equal to the maximum cell count from all of the rows |
| actualColumnCount | A count of the number of columns that have values. |
Page Setup
All properties that can affect the printing of a sheet are held in a pageSetup object on the sheet.
javascript
// create new sheet with pageSetup settings for A4 - landscape
var worksheet = workbook.addWorksheet('sheet', {
pageSetup:{paperSize: 9, orientation:'landscape'}
});// create a new sheet writer with pageSetup settings for fit-to-page
var worksheetWriter = workbookWriter.addSheet('sheet', {
pageSetup:{fitToPage: true, fitToHeight: 5, fitToWidth: 7}
});
// adjust pageSetup settings afterwards
worksheet.pageSetup.margins = {
left: 0.7, right: 0.7,
top: 0.75, bottom: 0.75,
header: 0.3, footer: 0.3
};
// Set Print Area for a sheet
worksheet.pageSetup.printArea = 'A1:G20';
// Repeat specific rows on every printed page
worksheet.pageSetup.printTitlesRow = '1:3';
`Supported pageSetup settings
| Name | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | ------------- | ----------- |
| margins | | Whitespace on the borders of the page. Units are inches. |
| orientation | 'portrait' | Orientation of the page - i.e. taller (portrait) or wider (landscape) |
| horizontalDpi | 4294967295 | Horizontal Dots per Inch. Default value is -1 |
| verticalDpi | 4294967295 | Vertical Dots per Inch. Default value is -1 |
| fitToPage | | Whether to use fitToWidth and fitToHeight or scale settings. Default is based on presence of these settings in the pageSetup object - if both are present, scale wins (i.e. default will be false) |
| pageOrder | 'downThenOver'| Which order to print the pages - one of ['downThenOver', 'overThenDown'] |
| blackAndWhite | false | Print without colour |
| draft | false | Print with less quality (and ink) |
| cellComments | 'None' | Where to place comments - one of ['atEnd', 'asDisplayed', 'None'] |
| errors | 'displayed' | Where to show errors - one of ['dash', 'blank', 'NA', 'displayed'] |
| scale | 100 | Percentage value to increase or reduce the size of the print. Active when fitToPage is false |
| fitToWidth | 1 | How many pages wide the sheet should print on to. Active when fitToPage is true |
| fitToHeight | 1 | How many pages high the sheet should print on to. Active when fitToPage is true |
| paperSize | | What paper size to use (see below) |
| showRowColHeaders | false | Whether to show the row numbers and column letters |
| showGridLines | false | Whether to show grid lines |
| firstPageNumber | | Which number to use for the first page |
| horizontalCentered | false | Whether to center the sheet data horizontally |
| verticalCentered | false | Whether to center the sheet data vertically |
Example Paper Sizes
| Name | Value |
| ----------------------------- | --------- |
| Letter | undefined |
| Legal | 5 |
| Executive | 7 |
| A4 | 9 |
| A5 | 11 |
| B5 (JIS) | 13 |
| Envelope #10 | 20 |
| Envelope DL | 27 |
| Envelope C5 | 28 |
| Envelope B5 | 34 |
| Envelope Monarch | 37 |
| Double Japan Postcard Rotated | 82 |
| 16K 197x273 mm | 119 |
Worksheet Views
Worksheets now support a list of views, that control how Excel presents the sheet:
* frozen - where a number of rows and columns to the top and left are frozen in place. Only the bottom left section will scroll
* split - where the view is split into 4 sections, each semi-independently scrollable.
Each view also supports various properties:
| Name | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | --------- | ----------- |
| state | 'normal' | Controls the view state - one of normal, frozen or split |
| rightToLeft | false | Sets the worksheet view's orientation to right-to-left |
| activeCell | undefined | The currently selected cell |
| showRuler | true | Shows or hides the ruler in Page Layout |
| showRowColHeaders | true | Shows or hides the row and column headers (e.g. A1, B1 at the top and 1,2,3 on the left |
| showGridLines | true | Shows or hides the gridlines (shown for cells where borders have not been defined) |
| zoomScale | 100 | Percentage zoom to use for the view |
| zoomScaleNormal | 100 | Normal zoom for the view |
| style | undefined | Presentation style - one of pageBreakPreview or pageLayout. Note pageLayout is not compatable with frozen views |
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Frozen views support the following extra properties:
| Name | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | --------- | ----------- |
| xSplit | 0 | How many columns to freeze. To freeze rows only, set this to 0 or undefined |
| ySplit | 0 | How many rows to freeze. To freeze columns only, set this to 0 or undefined |
| topLeftCell | special | Which cell will be top-left in the bottom-right pane. Note: cannot be a frozen cell. Defaults to first unfrozen cell |
javascript
worksheet.views = [
{state: 'frozen', xSplit: 2, ySplit: 3, topLeftCell: 'G10', activeCell: 'A1'}
];
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Split views support the following extra properties:
| Name | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | --------- | ----------- |
| xSplit | 0 | How many points from the left to place the splitter. To split vertically, set this to 0 or undefined |
| ySplit | 0 | How many points from the top to place the splitter. To split horizontally, set this to 0 or undefined |
| topLeftCell | undefined | Which cell will be top-left in the bottom-right pane. |
| activePane | undefined | Which pane will be active - one of topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft and bottomRight |
javascript
worksheet.views = [
{state: 'split', xSplit: 2000, ySplit: 3000, topLeftCell: 'G10', activeCell: 'A1'}
];
`Auto filters
It is possible to apply an auto filter to your worksheet.
javascript
worksheet.autoFilter = 'A1:C1';
`While the range string is the standard form of the autoFilter, the worksheet will also support the
following values:
javascript
// Set an auto filter from A1 to C1
worksheet.autoFilter = {
from: 'A1',
to: 'C1',
}// Set an auto filter from the cell in row 3 and column 1
// to the cell in row 5 and column 12
worksheet.autoFilter = {
from: {
row: 3,
column: 1
},
to: {
row: 5,
column: 12
}
}
// Set an auto filter from D3 to the
// cell in row 7 and column 5
worksheet.autoFilter = {
from: 'D3',
to: {
row: 7,
column: 5
}
}
`Columns
javascript
// Add column headers and define column keys and widths
// Note: these column structures are a workbook-building convenience only,
// apart from the column width, they will not be fully persisted.
worksheet.columns = [
{ header: 'Id', key: 'id', width: 10 },
{ header: 'Name', key: 'name', width: 32 },
{ header: 'D.O.B.', key: 'DOB', width: 10, outlineLevel: 1 }
];// Access an individual columns by key, letter and 1-based column number
var idCol = worksheet.getColumn('id');
var nameCol = worksheet.getColumn('B');
var dobCol = worksheet.getColumn(3);
// set column properties
// Note: will overwrite cell value C1
dobCol.header = 'Date of Birth';
// Note: this will overwrite cell values C1:C2
dobCol.header = ['Date of Birth', 'A.K.A. D.O.B.'];
// from this point on, this column will be indexed by 'dob' and not 'DOB'
dobCol.key = 'dob';
dobCol.width = 15;
// Hide the column if you'd like
dobCol.hidden = true;
// set an outline level for columns
worksheet.getColumn(4).outlineLevel = 0;
worksheet.getColumn(5).outlineLevel = 1;
// columns support a readonly field to indicate the collapsed state based on outlineLevel
expect(worksheet.getColumn(4).collapsed).to.equal(false);
expect(worksheet.getColumn(5).collapsed).to.equal(true);
// iterate over all current cells in this column
dobCol.eachCell(function(cell, rowNumber) {
// ...
});
// iterate over all current cells in this column including empty cells
dobCol.eachCell({ includeEmpty: true }, function(cell, rowNumber) {
// ...
});
// add a column of new values
worksheet.getColumn(6).values = [1,2,3,4,5];
// add a sparse column of values
worksheet.getColumn(7).values = [,,2,3,,5,,7,,,,11];
// cut one or more columns (columns to the right are shifted left)
// If column properties have been definde, they will be cut or moved accordingly
// Known Issue: If a splice causes any merged cells to move, the results may be unpredictable
worksheet.spliceColumns(3,2);
// remove one column and insert two more.
// Note: columns 4 and above will be shifted right by 1 column.
// Also: If the worksheet has more rows than values in the colulmn inserts,
// the rows will still be shifted as if the values existed
var newCol3Values = [1,2,3,4,5];
var newCol4Values = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'];
worksheet.spliceColumns(3, 1, newCol3Values, newCol4Values);
`Rows
javascript
// Add a couple of Rows by key-value, after the last current row, using the column keys
worksheet.addRow({id: 1, name: 'John Doe', dob: new Date(1970,1,1)});
worksheet.addRow({id: 2, name: 'Jane Doe', dob: new Date(1965,1,7)});// Add a row by contiguous Array (assign to columns A, B & C)
worksheet.addRow([3, 'Sam', new Date()]);
// Add a row by sparse Array (assign to columns A, E & I)
var rowValues = [];
rowValues[1] = 4;
rowValues[5] = 'Kyle';
rowValues[9] = new Date();
worksheet.addRow(rowValues);
// Add an array of rows
var rows = [
[5,'Bob',new Date()], // row by array
{id:6, name: 'Barbara', dob: new Date()}
];
worksheet.addRows(rows);
// Get a row object. If it doesn't already exist, a new empty one will be returned
var row = worksheet.getRow(5);
// Get the last editable row in a worksheet (or undefined if there are none)
var row = worksheet.lastRow;
// Set a specific row height
row.height = 42.5;
// make row hidden
row.hidden = true;
// set an outline level for rows
worksheet.getRow(4).outlineLevel = 0;
worksheet.getRow(5).outlineLevel = 1;
// rows support a readonly field to indicate the collapsed state based on outlineLevel
expect(worksheet.getRow(4).collapsed).to.equal(false);
expect(worksheet.getRow(5).collapsed).to.equal(true);
row.getCell(1).value = 5; // A5's value set to 5
row.getCell('name').value = 'Zeb'; // B5's value set to 'Zeb' - assuming column 2 is still keyed by name
row.getCell('C').value = new Date(); // C5's value set to now
// Get a row as a sparse array
// Note: interface change: worksheet.getRow(4) ==> worksheet.getRow(4).values
row = worksheet.getRow(4).values;
expect(row[5]).toEqual('Kyle');
// assign row values by contiguous array (where array element 0 has a value)
row.values = [1,2,3];
expect(row.getCell(1).value).toEqual(1);
expect(row.getCell(2).value).toEqual(2);
expect(row.getCell(3).value).toEqual(3);
// assign row values by sparse array (where array element 0 is undefined)
var values = []
values[5] = 7;
values[10] = 'Hello, World!';
row.values = values;
expect(row.getCell(1).value).toBeNull();
expect(row.getCell(5).value).toEqual(7);
expect(row.getCell(10).value).toEqual('Hello, World!');
// assign row values by object, using column keys
row.values = {
id: 13,
name: 'Thing 1',
dob: new Date()
};
// Insert a page break below the row
row.addPageBreak();
// Iterate over all rows that have values in a worksheet
worksheet.eachRow(function(row, rowNumber) {
console.log('Row ' + rowNumber + ' = ' + JSON.stringify(row.values));
});
// Iterate over all rows (including empty rows) in a worksheet
worksheet.eachRow({ includeEmpty: true }, function(row, rowNumber) {
console.log('Row ' + rowNumber + ' = ' + JSON.stringify(row.values));
});
// Iterate over all non-null cells in a row
row.eachCell(function(cell, colNumber) {
console.log('Cell ' + colNumber + ' = ' + cell.value);
});
// Iterate over all cells in a row (including empty cells)
row.eachCell({ includeEmpty: true }, function(cell, colNumber) {
console.log('Cell ' + colNumber + ' = ' + cell.value);
});
// Cut one or more rows (rows below are shifted up)
// Known Issue: If a splice causes any merged cells to move, the results may be unpredictable
worksheet.spliceRows(4,3);
// remove one row and insert two more.
// Note: rows 4 and below will be shifted down by 1 row.
var newRow3Values = [1,2,3,4,5];
var newRow4Values = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'];
worksheet.spliceRows(3, 1, newRow3Values, newRow4Values);
// Cut one or more cells (cells to the right are shifted left)
// Note: this operation will not affect other rows
row.splice(3,2);
// remove one cell and insert two more (cells to the right of the cut cell will be shifted right)
row.splice(4,1,'new value 1', 'new value 2');
// Commit a completed row to stream
row.commit();
// row metrics
var rowSize = row.cellCount;
var numValues = row.actualCellCount;
`Handling Individual Cells
javascript
var cell = worksheet.getCell('C3');// Modify/Add individual cell
cell.value = new Date(1968, 5, 1);
// query a cell's type
expect(cell.type).toEqual(Excel.ValueType.Date);
// use string value of cell
myInput.value = cell.text;
// use html-safe string for rendering...
var html = '
' + cell.html + '';`Merged Cells
javascript
// merge a range of cells
worksheet.mergeCells('A4:B5');// ... merged cells are linked
worksheet.getCell('B5').value = 'Hello, World!';
expect(worksheet.getCell('B5').value).toBe(worksheet.getCell('A4').value);
expect(worksheet.getCell('B5').master).toBe(worksheet.getCell('A4'));
// ... merged cells share the same style object
expect(worksheet.getCell('B5').style).toBe(worksheet.getCell('A4').style);
worksheet.getCell('B5').style.font = myFonts.arial;
expect(worksheet.getCell('A4').style.font).toBe(myFonts.arial);
// unmerging the cells breaks the style links
worksheet.unMergeCells('A4');
expect(worksheet.getCell('B5').style).not.toBe(worksheet.getCell('A4').style);
expect(worksheet.getCell('B5').style.font).not.toBe(myFonts.arial);
// merge by top-left, bottom-right
worksheet.mergeCells('G10', 'H11');
worksheet.mergeCells(10,11,12,13); // top,left,bottom,right
`Defined Names
Individual cells (or multiple groups of cells) can have names assigned to them.
The names can be used in formulas and data validation (and probably more).
javascript
// assign (or get) a name for a cell (will overwrite any other names that cell had)
worksheet.getCell('A1').name = 'PI';
expect(worksheet.getCell('A1').name).to.equal('PI');// assign (or get) an array of names for a cell (cells can have more than one name)
worksheet.getCell('A1').names = ['thing1', 'thing2'];
expect(worksheet.getCell('A1').names).to.have.members(['thing1', 'thing2']);
// remove a name from a cell
worksheet.getCell('A1').removeName('thing1');
expect(worksheet.getCell('A1').names).to.have.members(['thing2']);
`Data Validations
Cells can define what values are valid or not and provide prompting to the user to help guide them.
Validation types can be one of the following:
| Type | Description |
| ---------- | ----------- |
| list | Define a discrete set of valid values. Excel will offer these in a dropdown for easy entry |
| whole | The value must be a whole number |
| decimal | The value must be a decimal number |
| textLength | The value may be text but the length is controlled |
| custom | A custom formula controls the valid values |
For types other than list or custom, the following operators affect the validation:
| Operator | Description |
| -------------------- | ----------- |
| between | Values must lie between formula results |
| notBetween | Values must not lie between formula results |
| equal | Value must equal formula result |
| notEqual | Value must not equal formula result |
| greaterThan | Value must be greater than formula result |
| lessThan | Value must be less than formula result |
| greaterThanOrEqual | Value must be greater than or equal to formula result |
| lessThanOrEqual | Value must be less than or equal to formula result |
javascript
// Specify list of valid values (One, Two, Three, Four).
// Excel will provide a dropdown with these values.
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'list',
allowBlank: true,
formulae: ['"One,Two,Three,Four"']
};// Specify list of valid values from a range.
// Excel will provide a dropdown with these values.
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'list',
allowBlank: true,
formulae: ['$D$5:$F$5']
};
// Specify Cell must be a whole number that is not 5.
// Show the user an appropriate error message if they get it wrong
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'whole',
operator: 'notEqual',
showErrorMessage: true,
formulae: [5],
errorStyle: 'error',
errorTitle: 'Five',
error: 'The value must not be Five'
};
// Specify Cell must be a decomal number between 1.5 and 7.
// Add 'tooltip' to help guid the user
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'decimal',
operator: 'between',
allowBlank: true,
showInputMessage: true,
formulae: [1.5, 7],
promptTitle: 'Decimal',
prompt: 'The value must between 1.5 and 7'
};
// Specify Cell must be have a text length less than 15
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'textLength',
operator: 'lessThan',
showErrorMessage: true,
allowBlank: true,
formulae: [15]
};
// Specify Cell must be have be a date before 1st Jan 2016
worksheet.getCell('A1').dataValidation = {
type: 'date',
operator: 'lessThan',
showErrorMessage: true,
allowBlank: true,
formulae: [new Date(2016,0,1)]
};
`Styles
Cells, Rows and Columns each support a rich set of styles and formats that affect how the cells are displayed.
Styles are set by assigning the following properties:
javascript
// assign a style to a cell
ws.getCell('A1').numFmt = '0.00%';// Apply styles to worksheet columns
ws.columns = [
{ header: 'Id', key: 'id', width: 10 },
{ header: 'Name', key: 'name', width: 32, style: { font: { name: 'Arial Black' } } },
{ header: 'D.O.B.', key: 'DOB', width: 10, style: { numFmt: 'dd/mm/yyyy' } }
];
// Set Column 3 to Currency Format
ws.getColumn(3).numFmt = '"£"#,##0.00;[Red]\-"£"#,##0.00';
// Set Row 2 to Comic Sans.
ws.getRow(2).font = { name: 'Comic Sans MS', family: 4, size: 16, underline: 'double', bold: true };
`When a style is applied to a row or column, it will be applied to all currently existing cells in that row or column.
Also, any new cell that is created will inherit its initial styles from the row and column it belongs to.
If a cell's row and column both define a specific style (e.g. font), the cell will use the row style over the column style.
However if the row and column define different styles (e.g. column.numFmt and row.font), the cell will inherit the font from the row and the numFmt from the column.
Caveat: All the above properties (with the exception of numFmt, which is a string), are JS object structures.
If the same style object is assigned to more than one spreadsheet entity, then each entity will share the same style object.
If the style object is later modified before the spreadsheet is serialized, then all entities referencing that style object will be modified too.
This behaviour is intended to prioritize performance by reducing the number of JS objects created.
If you want the style objects to be independent, you will need to clone them before assigning them.
Also, by default, when a document is read from file (or stream) if spreadsheet entities share similar styles, then they will reference the same style object too.
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javascript
// display value as '1 3/5'
ws.getCell('A1').value = 1.6;
ws.getCell('A1').numFmt = '# ?/?';// display value as '1.60%'
ws.getCell('B1').value = 0.016;
ws.getCell('B1').numFmt = '0.00%';
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javascript// for the wannabe graphic designers out there
ws.getCell('A1').font = {
name: 'Comic Sans MS',
family: 4,
size: 16,
underline: true,
bold: true
};
// for the graduate graphic designers...
ws.getCell('A2').font = {
name: 'Arial Black',
color: { argb: 'FF00FF00' },
family: 2,
size: 14,
italic: true
};
// note: the cell will store a reference to the font object assigned.
// If the font object is changed afterwards, the cell font will change also...
var font = { name: 'Arial', size: 12 };
ws.getCell('A3').font = font;
font.size = 20; // Cell A3 now has font size 20!
// Cells that share similar fonts may reference the same font object after
// the workbook is read from file or stream
`| Font Property | Description | Example Value(s) |
| ------------- | ----------------- | ---------------- |
| name | Font name. | 'Arial', 'Calibri', etc. |
| family | Font family for fallback. An integer value. | 1 - Serif, 2 - Sans Serif, 3 - Mono, Others - unknown |
| scheme | Font scheme. | 'minor', 'major', 'none' |
| charset | Font charset. An integer value. | 1, 2, etc. |
| color | Colour description, an object containing an ARGB value. | { argb: 'FFFF0000'} |
| bold | Font weight | true, false |
| italic | Font slope | true, false |
| underline | Font underline style | true, false, 'none', 'single', 'double', 'singleAccounting', 'doubleAccounting' |
| strike | Font strikethrough | true, false |
| outline | Font outline | true, false |
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javascript
// set cell alignment to top-left, middle-center, bottom-right
ws.getCell('A1').alignment = { vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left' };
ws.getCell('B1').alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'center' };
ws.getCell('C1').alignment = { vertical: 'bottom', horizontal: 'right' };// set cell to wrap-text
ws.getCell('D1').alignment = { wrapText: true };
// set cell indent to 1
ws.getCell('E1').alignment = { indent: 1 };
// set cell text rotation to 30deg upwards, 45deg downwards and vertical text
ws.getCell('F1').alignment = { textRotation: 30 };
ws.getCell('G1').alignment = { textRotation: -45 };
ws.getCell('H1').alignment = { textRotation: 'vertical' };
`Valid Alignment Property Values
| horizontal | vertical | wrapText | indent | readingOrder | textRotation |
| ---------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------- | ------------ | ------------ |
| left | top | true | integer | rtl | 0 to 90 |
| center | middle | false | | ltr | -1 to -90 |
| right | bottom | | | | vertical |
| fill | distributed | | | | |
| justify | justify | | | | |
| centerContinuous | | | | | |
| distributed | | | | | |
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javascript
// set single thin border around A1
ws.getCell('A1').border = {
top: {style:'thin'},
left: {style:'thin'},
bottom: {style:'thin'},
right: {style:'thin'}
};// set double thin green border around A3
ws.getCell('A3').border = {
top: {style:'double', color: {argb:'FF00FF00'}},
left: {style:'double', color: {argb:'FF00FF00'}},
bottom: {style:'double', color: {argb:'FF00FF00'}},
right: {style:'double', color: {argb:'FF00FF00'}}
};
// set thick red cross in A5
ws.getCell('A5').border = {
diagonal: {up: true, down: true, style:'thick', color: {argb:'FFFF0000'}}
};
`Valid Border Styles
* thin
* dotted
* dashDot
* hair
* dashDotDot
* slantDashDot
* mediumDashed
* mediumDashDotDot
* mediumDashDot
* medium
* double
* thick
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javascript
// fill A1 with red darkVertical stripes
ws.getCell('A1').fill = {
type: 'pattern',
pattern:'darkVertical',
fgColor:{argb:'FFFF0000'}
};// fill A2 with yellow dark trellis and blue behind
ws.getCell('A2').fill = {
type: 'pattern',
pattern:'darkTrellis',
fgColor:{argb:'FFFFFF00'},
bgColor:{argb:'FF0000FF'}
};
// fill A3 with blue-white-blue gradient from left to right
ws.getCell('A3').fill = {
type: 'gradient',
gradient: 'angle',
degree: 0,
stops: [
{position:0, color:{argb:'FF0000FF'}},
{position:0.5, color:{argb:'FFFFFFFF'}},
{position:1, color:{argb:'FF0000FF'}}
]
};
// fill A4 with red-green gradient from center
ws.getCell('A2').fill = {
type: 'gradient',
gradient: 'path',
center:{left:0.5,top:0.5},
stops: [
{position:0, color:{argb:'FFFF0000'}},
{position:1, color:{argb:'FF00FF00'}}
]
};
`#### Pattern Fills
| Property | Required | Description |
| -------- | -------- | ----------- |
| type | Y | Value: 'pattern'
Specifies this fill uses patterns |
| pattern | Y | Specifies type of pattern (see Valid Pattern Types below) |
| fgColor | N | Specifies the pattern foreground color. Default is black. |
| bgColor | N | Specifies the pattern background color. Default is white. |
Valid Pattern Types
* none
* solid
* darkVertical
* darkGray
* mediumGray
* lightGray
* gray125
* gray0625
* darkHorizontal
* darkVertical
* darkDown
* darkUp
* darkGrid
* darkTrellis
* lightHorizontal
* lightVertical
* lightDown
* lightUp
* lightGrid
* lightTrellis
* lightGrid
#### Gradient Fills
| Property | Required | Description |
| -------- | -------- | ----------- |
| type | Y | Value: 'gradient'
Specifies this fill uses gradients |
| gradient | Y | Specifies gradient type. One of ['angle', 'path'] |
| degree | angle | For 'angle' gradient, specifies the direction of the gradient. 0 is from the left to the right. Values from 1 - 359 rotates the direction clockwise |
| center | path | For 'path' gradient. Specifies the relative coordinates for the start of the path. 'left' and 'top' values range from 0 to 1 |
| stops | Y | Specifies the gradient colour sequence. Is an array of objects containing position and color starting with position 0 and ending with position 1. Intermediary positions may be used to specify other colours on the path. |
Caveats
Using the interface above it may be possible to create gradient fill effects not possible using the XLSX editor program.
For example, Excel only supports angle gradients of 0, 45, 90 and 135.
Similarly the sequence of stops may also be limited by the UI with positions [0,1] or [0,0.5,1] as the only options.
Take care with this fill to be sure it is supported by the target XLSX viewers.
#### Rich Text
Individual cells now support rich text or in-cell formatting.
Rich text values can control the font properties of any number of sub-strings within the text value.
See Fonts for a complete list of details on what font properties are supported.
javascriptws.getCell('A1').value = {
'richText': [
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 0},'name': 'Calibri','family': 2,'scheme': 'minor'},'text': 'This is '},
{'font': {'italic': true,'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 0},'name': 'Calibri','scheme': 'minor'},'text': 'a'},
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 1},'name': 'Calibri','family': 2,'scheme': 'minor'},'text': ' '},
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'argb': 'FFFF6600'},'name': 'Calibri','scheme': 'minor'},'text': 'colorful'},
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 1},'name': 'Calibri','family': 2,'scheme': 'minor'},'text': ' text '},
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'argb': 'FFCCFFCC'},'name': 'Calibri','scheme': 'minor'},'text': 'with'},
{'font': {'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 1},'name': 'Calibri','family': 2,'scheme': 'minor'},'text': ' in-cell '},
{'font': {'bold': true,'size': 12,'color': {'theme': 1},'name': 'Calibri','family': 2,'scheme': 'minor'},'text': 'format'}
]
};
expect(ws.getCell('A1').text).to.equal('This is a colorful text with in-cell format');
expect(ws.getCell('A1').type).to.equal(Excel.ValueType.RichText);
`Outline Levels
Excel supports outlining; where rows or columns can be expanded or collapsed depending on what level of detail the user wishes to view.
Outline levels can be defined in column setup:
javascript
worksheet.columns = [
{ header: 'Id', key: 'id', width: 10 },
{ header: 'Name', key: 'name', width: 32 },
{ header: 'D.O.B.', key: 'DOB', width: 10, outlineLevel: 1 }
];
`Or directly on the row or column
javascript
worksheet.getColumn(3).outlineLevel = 1;
worksheet.getRow(3).outlineLevel = 1;
`The sheet outline levels can be set on the worksheet
javascript
// set column outline level
worksheet.properties.outlineLevelCol = 1;// set row outline level
worksheet.properties.outlineLevelRow = 1;
`Note: adjusting outline levels on rows or columns or the outline levels on the worksheet will incur a side effect of also modifying the collapsed property of all rows or columns affected by the property change. E.g.:
javascript
worksheet.properties.outlineLevelCol = 1;worksheet.getColumn(3).outlineLevel = 1;
expect(worksheet.getColumn(3).collapsed).to.be.true;
worksheet.properties.outlineLevelCol = 2;
expect(worksheet.getColumn(3).collapsed).to.be.false;
`The outline properties can be set on the worksheet
javascript
worksheet.properties.outlineProperties = {
summaryBelow: false,
summaryRight: false,
};
`Images
Adding images to a worksheet is a two-step process.
First, the image is added to the workbook via the addImage() function which will also return an imageId value.
Then, using the imageId, the image can be added to the worksheet either as a tiled background or covering a cell range.
Note: As of this version, adjusting or transforming the image is not supported.
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The Workbook.addImage function supports adding images by filename or by Buffer.
Note that in both cases, the extension must be specified.
Valid extension values include 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif'.
javascript
// add image to workbook by filename
var imageId1 = workbook.addImage({
filename: 'path/to/image.jpg',
extension: 'jpeg',
});// add image to workbook by buffer
var imageId2 = workbook.addImage({
buffer: fs.readFileSync('path/to.image.png'),
extension: 'png',
});
// add image to workbook by base64
var myBase64Image = "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KG...";
var imageId2 = workbook.addImage({
base64: myBase64Image,
extension: 'png',
});
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Using the image id from Workbook.addImage, the background to a worksheet can be set using the addBackgroundImage function
javascript
// set background
worksheet.addBackgroundImage(imageId1);
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Using the image id from Workbook.addImage, an image can be embedded within the worksheet to cover a range.
The coordinates calculated from the range will cover from the top-left of the first cell to the bottom right of the second.
javascript
// insert an image over B2:D6
worksheet.addImage(imageId2, 'B2:D6');
`Using a structure instead of a range string, it is possible to partially cover cells.
Note that the coordinate system used for this is zero based, so the top-left of A1 will be { col: 0, row: 0 }.
Fractions of cells can be specified by using floating point numbers, e.g. the midpoint of A1 is { col: 0.5, row: 0.5 }.
javascript
// insert an image over part of B2:D6
worksheet.addImage(imageId2, {
tl: { col: 1.5, row: 1.5 },
br: { col: 3.5, row: 5.5 }
});
`The cell range can also have the eproperty 'editAs' which will control how the image is anchored to the cell(s)
It can have one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
| --------- | ----------- |
| undefined | This is the default. It specifies the image will be moved and sized with cells |
| oneCell | Image will be moved with cells but not sized |
| absolute | Image will not be moved or sized with cells |
javascript
ws.addImage(imageId, {
tl: { col: 0.1125, row: 0.4 },
br: { col: 2.101046875, row: 3.4 },
editAs: 'oneCell'
});
`File I/O
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#### Reading XLSX
javascript
// read from a file
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
workbook.xlsx.readFile(filename)
.then(function() {
// use workbook
});// pipe from stream
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
stream.pipe(workbook.xlsx.createInputStream());
`#### Writing XLSX
javascript
// write to a file
var workbook = createAndFillWorkbook();
workbook.xlsx.writeFile(filename)
.then(function() {
// done
});// write to a stream
workbook.xlsx.write(stream)
.then(function() {
// done
});
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#### Reading CSV
javascript
// read from a file
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
workbook.csv.readFile(filename)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});// read from a stream
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
workbook.csv.read(stream)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});
// pipe from stream
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
stream.pipe(workbook.csv.createInputStream());
// read from a file with European Dates
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
var options = {
dateFormats: ['DD/MM/YYYY']
};
workbook.csv.readFile(filename, options)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});
// read from a file with custom value parsing
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
var options = {
map: function(value, index) {
switch(index) {
case 0:
// column 1 is string
return value;
case 1:
// column 2 is a date
return new Date(value);
case 2:
// column 3 is JSON of a formula value
return JSON.parse(value);
default:
// the rest are numbers
return parseFloat(value);
}
}
};
workbook.csv.readFile(filename, options)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});
`The CSV parser uses fast-csv to read the CSV file.
The options passed into the read functions above is also passed to fast-csv for parsing of the csv data.
Please refer to the fast-csv README.md for details.
Dates are parsed using the npm module moment.
If no dateFormats are supplied, the following are used:
* moment.ISO_8601
* 'MM-DD-YYYY'
* 'YYYY-MM-DD'
#### Writing CSV
javascript// write to a file
var workbook = createAndFillWorkbook();
workbook.csv.writeFile(filename)
.then(function() {
// done
});
// write to a stream
// Be careful that you need to provide sheetName or
// sheetId for correct import to csv.
workbook.csv.write(stream, { sheetName: 'Page name' })
.then(function() {
// done
});
// read from a file with European Date-Times
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
var options = {
dateFormat: 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss',
dateUTC: true, // use utc when rendering dates
};
workbook.csv.readFile(filename, options)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});
// read from a file with custom value formatting
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
var options = {
map: function(value, index) {
switch(index) {
case 0:
// column 1 is string
return value;
case 1:
// column 2 is a date
return moment(value).format('YYYY-MM-DD');
case 2:
// column 3 is a formula, write just the result
return value.result;
default:
// the rest are numbers
return value;
}
}
};
workbook.csv.readFile(filename, options)
.then(function(worksheet) {
// use workbook or worksheet
});
`The CSV parser uses fast-csv to write the CSV file.
The options passed into the write functions above is also passed to fast-csv for writing the csv data.
Please refer to the fast-csv README.md for details.
Dates are formatted using the npm module moment.
If no dateFormat is supplied, moment.ISO_8601 is used.
When writing a CSV you can supply the boolean dateUTC as true to have ExcelJS parse the date without automatically
converting the timezone using
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The File I/O documented above requires that an entire workbook is built up in memory before the file can be written.
While convenient, it can limit the size of the document due to the amount of memory required.
A streaming writer (or reader) processes the workbook or worksheet data as it is generated,
converting it into file form as it goes. Typically this is much more efficient on memory as the final
memory footprint and even intermediate memory footprints are much more compact than with the document version,
especially when you consider that the row and cell objects are disposed once they are committed.
The interface to the streaming workbook and worksheet is almost the same as the document versions with a few minor practical differences:
* Once a worksheet is added to a workbook, it cannot be removed.
* Once a row is committed, it is no longer accessible since it will have been dropped from the worksheet.
* unMergeCells() is not supported.
Note that it is possible to build the entire workbook without committing any rows.
When the workbook is committed, all added worksheets (including all uncommitted rows) will be automatically committed.
However in this case, little will have been gained over the Document version.
#### Streaming XLSX
##### Streaming XLSX Writer
The streaming XLSX writer is available in the ExcelJS.stream.xlsx namespace.
The constructor takes an optional options object with the following fields:
| Field | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| stream | Specifies a writable stream to write the XLSX workbook to. |
| filename | If stream not specified, this field specifies the path to a file to write the XLSX workbook to. |
| useSharedStrings | Specifies whether to use shared strings in the workbook. Default is false |
| useStyles | Specifies whether to add style information to the workbook. Styles can add some performance overhead. Default is false |
If neither stream nor filename is specified in the options, the workbook writer will create a StreamBuf object
that will store the contents of the XLSX workbook in memory.
This StreamBuf object, which can be accessed via the property workbook.stream, can be used to either
access the bytes directly by stream.read() or to pipe the contents to another stream.
`javascript
// construct a streaming XLSX workbook writer with styles and shared strings
var options = {
filename: './streamed-workbook.xlsx',
useStyles: true,
useSharedStrings: true
};
var workbook = new Excel.stream.xlsx.WorkbookWriter(options);
`In general, the interface to the streaming XLSX writer is the same as the Document workbook (and worksheets)
described above, in fact the row, cell and style objects are the same.
However there are some differences...
Construction
As seen above, the WorkbookWriter will typically require the output stream or file to be specified in the constructor.
Committing Data
When a worksheet row is ready, it should be committed so that the row object and contents can be freed.
Typically this would be done as each row is added...
javascript
worksheet.addRow({
id: i,
name: theName,
etc: someOtherDetail
}).commit();
`The reason the WorksheetWriter does not commit rows as they are added is to allow cells to be merged across rows:
javascript
worksheet.mergeCells('A1:B2');
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = 'I am merged';
worksheet.getCell('C1').value = 'I am not';
worksheet.getCell('C2').value = 'Neither am I';
worksheet.getRow(2).commit(); // now rows 1 and two are committed.
`As each worksheet is completed, it must also be committed:
javascript
// Finished adding data. Commit the worksheet
worksheet.commit();
`To complete the XLSX document, the workbook must be committed. If any worksheet in a workbook are uncommitted,
they will be committed automatically as part of the workbook commit.
javascript
// Finished the workbook.
workbook.commit()
.then(function() {
// the stream has been written
});
`Browser
A portion of this library has been isolated and tested for use within a browser environment.
Due to the streaming nature of the workbook reader and workbook writer, these have not been included.
Only the document based workbook may be used (see Create a Worbook for details).
For example code using ExcelJS in the browser take a look at the spec/browser folder in the github repo.
Prebundled
The following files are pre-bundled and included inside the dist folder.
* exceljs.js
* exceljs.min.js
Value Types
The following value types are supported.
Null Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Null
A null value indicates an absence of value and will typically not be stored when written to file (except for merged cells).
It can be used to remove the value from a cell.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = null;
`Merge Cell
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Merge
A merge cell is one that has its value bound to another 'master' cell.
Assigning to a merge cell will cause the master's cell to be modified.
Number Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Number
A numeric value.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = 5;
worksheet.getCell('A2').value = 3.14159;
`String Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.String
A simple text string.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = 'Hello, World!';
`Date Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Date
A date value, represented by the JavaScript Date type.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = new Date(2017, 2, 15);
`Hyperlink Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Hyperlink
A URL with both text and link value.
E.g.
javascript
// link to web
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = { text: 'www.mylink.com', hyperlink: 'http://www.mylink.com' };// internal link
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = { text: 'Sheet2', hyperlink: '#\\"Sheet2\\"!A1' };
`Formula Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Formula
An Excel formula for calculating values on the fly.
Note that while the cell type will be Formula, the cell may have an effectiveType value that will
be derived from the result value.
Note that ExcelJS cannot process the formula to generate a result, it must be supplied.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A3').value = { formula: 'A1+A2', result: 7 };
`Cells also support convenience getters to access the formula and result:
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A3').formula === 'A1+A2';
worksheet.getCell('A3').result === 7;
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Shared formulae enhance the compression of the xlsx document by increasing the repetition
of text within the worksheet xml.
A shared formula can be assigned to a cell using a new value form:
javascript
worksheet.getCell('B3').value = { sharedFormula: 'A3', result: 10 };
`This specifies that the cell B3 is a formula that will be derived from the formula in
A3 and its result is 10.
The formula convenience getter will translate the formula in A3 to what it should be in B3:
javascript
worksheet.getCell('B3').formula === 'B1+B2';
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To distinguish between real and translated formula cells, use the formulaType getter:
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A3').formulaType === Enums.FormulaType.Master;
worksheet.getCell('B3').formulaType === Enums.FormulaType.Shared;
`Formula type has the following values:
| Name | Value |
| -------------------------- | ------- |
| Enums.FormulaType.None | 0 |
| Enums.FormulaType.Master | 1 |
| Enums.FormulaType.Shared | 2 |
Rich Text Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.RichText
Rich, styled text.
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = {
richText: [
{ text: 'This is '},
{font: {italic: true}, text: 'italic'},
]
};
`Boolean Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Boolean
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = true;
worksheet.getCell('A2').value = false;
`Error Value
Enum: Excel.ValueType.Error
E.g.
javascript
worksheet.getCell('A1').value = { error: '#N/A' };
worksheet.getCell('A2').value = { error: '#VALUE!' };
`The current valid Error text values are:
| Name | Value |
| ------------------------------ | ----------- |
| Excel.ErrorValue.NotApplicable | #N/A |
| Excel.ErrorValue.Ref | #REF! |
| Excel.ErrorValue.Name | #NAME? |
| Excel.ErrorValue.DivZero | #DIV/0! |
| Excel.ErrorValue.Null | #NULL! |
| Excel.ErrorValue.Value | #VALUE! |
| Excel.ErrorValue.Num | #NUM! |
Interface Changes
Every effort is made to make a good consistent interface that doesn't break through the versions but regrettably, now and then some things have to change for the greater good.
0.1.0
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The arguments in the callback function to Worksheet.eachRow have been swapped and changed; it was function(rowNumber,rowValues), now it is function(row, rowNumber) which gives it a look and feel more like the underscore (_.each) function and prioritises the row object over the row number.
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This function has changed from returning a sparse array of cell values to returning a Row object. This enables accessing row properties and will facilitate managing row styles and so on.
The sparse array of cell values is still available via Worksheet.getRow(rowNumber).values;
0.1.1
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cell.styles renamed to cell.style
0.2.44
Promises returned from functions switched from Bluebird to native node Promise which can break calling code
if they rely on Bluebird's extra features.
To mitigate this the following two changes were added to 0.3.0:
* A more fully featured and still browser compatable promise lib is used by default. This lib supports many of the features of Bluebird but with a much lower footprint.
* An option to inject a different Promise implementation. See Config section for more details.
Config
ExcelJS now supports dependency injection for the promise library.
You can restore Bluebird promises by including the following code in your module...
javascript
ExcelJS.config.setValue('promise', require('bluebird'));
`Please note: I have tested ExcelJS with bluebird specifically (since up until recently this was the library it used).
From the tests I have done it will not work with Q.
Known Issues
Testing with PhantomJS
You may need to install phantomjs globally before running the browser-test script.
It's also possible that phantomjs will not run (or can't be found). If this happens, try the following:
bash
sudo apt-get install libfontconfig
``If any splice operation affects a merged cell, the merge group will not be moved correctly
| Version | Changes |
| ------- | ------- |
| 0.0.9 |
