PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | addFormat() Function

Difficulty Level : Easy
Last Updated : 21 Dec, 2018

The addFormat() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to set the format of a spreadsheet.

Syntax:

Workbook::&addFormat( $properties = array() )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $properties which accepts the array value. In order to set various formats, we use their corresponding functions like setBold() for Bold, setBorder() for borders and many other functions.

Example 1:

<?php 
  
require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php'; 
  
// Add Workbook 
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer(); 
  
// Add Format to spreadsheet 
$format_bold =& $workbook->addFormat(); 
  
// Set Bold Format  
$format_bold->setBold(); 
  
// Add Worksheet to Sprerdsheet 
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet(); 
  
$format_bold->setBorder(2); 
  
// Write to Worksheet 
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Details of GeeksforGeeks  
                     Contributors", $format_bold); 
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Author", $format_bold); 
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "User Handle", $format_bold); 
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "Sarthak"); 
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "sarthak_ishu11"); 
  
// Send .xlsx file to header 
$workbook->send('test.xls'); 
  
// Close Workbook Object 
$workbook->close(); 
?> 

Output:

Example 2:

<?php 
  
require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php'; 
  
// Add Workbook 
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer(); 
  
// Add Format to spreadsheet 
$format_border =& $workbook->addFormat(); 
  
// Add Worksheet to Sprerdsheet 
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet(); 
  
// Set and Add Border Width 
$format_border->setBorder(2); 
  
// Set and Add Color to Border 
$format_border->setBorderColor('red'); 
  
// Write to Worksheet 
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Details of GeeksforGeeks  
                      Contributors", $format_bold); 
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Author", $format_border); 
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "User Handle", $format_border); 
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "Sarthak"); 
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "sarthak_ishu11"); 
  
// Send .xlsx file to header 
$workbook->send('test.xls'); 
  
// Close Workbook Object 
$workbook->close(); 
?> 

Output:

Reference: https://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.fileformats.spreadsheet-excel-writer.intro-format.php

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