public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
// Create an instance of Workbook or load existing
var book = new Workbook();
// Access the Worksheet on which desired rule has to be applied
var sheet = book.Worksheets[0];
// Add FormatConditions to the instance of Worksheet
int idx = sheet.ConditionalFormattings.Add();
// Access the newly added FormatConditions via its index
var conditionCollection = sheet.ConditionalFormattings[idx];
// Define a CellsArea on which conditional formatting will be applicable
// The code creates a CellArea ranging from A1 to I20
var area = CellArea.CreateCellArea("A1", "I20");
//Add area to the instance of FormatConditions
conditionCollection.AddArea(area);
// Add a condition to the instance of FormatConditions
// For this case, the condition type is expression, which is based on some formula
idx = conditionCollection.AddCondition(FormatConditionType.Expression);
// Access the newly added FormatCondition via its index
FormatCondition formatCondirion = conditionCollection[idx];
// Set the formula for the FormatCondition
// Formula uses the Excel's built-in functions as discussed earlier in this article
formatCondirion.Formula1 = @"=MOD(ROW(),2)=0";
// Set the background color and patter for the FormatCondition's Style
formatCondirion.Style.BackgroundColor = Color.Blue;
formatCondirion.Style.Pattern = BackgroundType.Solid;
// Save the result on disk
book.Save(dataDir + "output_out.xlsx");
// ExEnd:1
}
}