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Autofilter method

Toggles or applies a classic XLS AutoFilter range and writes simple per-field criteria.

Syntax

procedure Autofilter; overload;
procedure Autofilter(Field: Integer; Criteria1: Variant); overload;
procedure Autofilter(Field: Integer; Criteria1: Variant; VisibleDropDown: Boolean); overload;
procedure Autofilter(Field: Integer; Criteria1: Variant; Operator: XlAutoFilterOperator; Criteria2: Variant); overload;
procedure Autofilter(Field: Integer; Criteria1: Variant; Operator: XlAutoFilterOperator; Criteria2: Variant; VisibleDropDown: Boolean); overload;

Remarks

The parameterless overload toggles the worksheet AutoFilter range for the current range. The criteria overloads create the range if it is not already defined, then write a BIFF8 AUTOFILTER condition for the 1-based field index.
Criteria values can be strings, numbers, or Boolean values. String criteria can use comparison prefixes such as =, <>, >, >=, <, and <=. A criteria string of = matches blanks, and <> matches non-blanks.

Example

Workbook := TXLSWorkbook.Create;
try
  Sheet := Workbook.Sheets[1];
  Sheet.Range['A1', 'C10'].Autofilter(1, 'Open');
  Sheet.Range['A1', 'C10'].Autofilter(3, '>=100');
  Workbook.SaveAs('filtered.xls', xlExcel97);
finally
  Workbook.Free;
end;

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