Exemple #1
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        /// <summary>Gets the value of a specific pool with respect to a specific position of a <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The data query, i.e. property name/value pairs.</param>
        /// <param name="tryGetPoolElement">A method to pick a specific object.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <param name="dataAdvice">Data advice, i.e. a list of possible outcome to improve the useability, perhaps <c>null</c>.</param>
        /// <returns>The value.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if the user input is invalid.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static T GetRequiredPoolValue <T>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, ExcelDataQuery.tTryGetPoolElement <T> tryGetPoolElement, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0, IExcelDataAdvice dataAdvice = null)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }

            string objectName;
            ExcelCellValueState state = dataQuery.TryGetValue <String>(out objectName, rowIndex, columnIndex, dataAdvice);

            T value;

            if (state == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                if (tryGetPoolElement(objectName, out value) == true)
                {
                    return(value);
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException(dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + " is no valid name" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
                }
            }
            else if (state == ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Valid pool element name required" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
            }
            throw new ArgumentException(dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + " is no valid input" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
        }
Exemple #2
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        /// <summary>Gets the [optional] value of a specific pool with respect to a specific position of a <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The data query, i.e. property name/value pairs.</param>
        /// <param name="tryGetPoolElement">A method to pick a specific object.</param>
        /// <param name="value">On input this is a standard value; on exist this argument will be changed if and only if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> contains valid data at the desired position.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <param name="dataAdvice">Data advice, i.e. a list of possible outcome to improve the useability, perhaps <c>null</c>.</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating whether <paramref name="value"/> contains valid data; or the Excel cell is empty.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if the user input is invalid, i.e. the name of the pool item is not given its <see cref="System.String"/> representation.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static bool TryGetOptionalPoolValue <T>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, ExcelDataQuery.tTryGetPoolElement <T> tryGetPoolElement, ref T value, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0, IExcelDataAdvice dataAdvice = null)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }

            string objectName;
            ExcelCellValueState state = dataQuery.TryGetValue <String>(out objectName, rowIndex, columnIndex, dataAdvice);

            if (state == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                T tempValue;
                if (tryGetPoolElement(objectName, out tempValue) == true)
                {
                    value = tempValue;
                    return(true);
                }
            }
            else if (state == ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell)
            {
                return(false);
            }
            throw new ArgumentException(dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + " is no valid input" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
        }
Exemple #3
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        public static object ListObjectsFromFile(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "path", Description = "The path", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPath,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "fileName", Description = "The file name", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlFileName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "fileFormat", Description = "[Optional] The file format; the file extension will be used by default", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlFileFormat)
        {
            try
            {
                IExcelDataQuery fileFormatDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlFileFormat, "File format");

                string          fileName;
                IObjectStreamer objectStreamer;

                if (fileFormatDataQuery.IsEmpty == true)
                {
                    fileName = GetFileName(xlPath, xlFileName, ObjectStreamer.GetFileExtensions());

                    if (ObjectStreamer.TryGetObjectStreamerByFileExtension(ExtendedPath.GetExtension(fileName), out objectStreamer) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid file extension '" + ExtendedPath.GetExtension(fileName) + "', used default file extensions or specify the file format.");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (fileFormatDataQuery.TryGetPoolValue <IObjectStreamer>(ObjectStreamer.TryGetObjectStreamer, out objectStreamer, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ObjectStreamer.GetNames())) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid file format " + fileFormatDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + ".");
                    }
                    fileName = GetFileName(xlPath, xlFileName, objectStreamer.FileExtension);
                    fileFormatDataQuery.QueryCompleted();
                }

                StreamReader        streamReader       = new StreamReader(fileName);
                IObjectStreamReader objectStreamReader = objectStreamer.GetStreamReader(streamReader);

                var objectNames = ExcelPool.GetObjectNames(objectStreamReader);
                int n           = objectNames.Count();
                object[,] output = new object[n + 1, 2];
                output[0, 0]     = "Name";
                output[0, 1]     = "Type";
                int j = 1;
                foreach (var obj in objectNames)
                {
                    output[j, 0] = obj.Item2;
                    output[j, 1] = obj.Item1.Name.String;
                    j++;
                }
                objectStreamReader.Close();
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(output));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e));
            }
        }
Exemple #4
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        /// <summary>Gets the set of null-based (excluding header) row indices of a specified <see cref="DataTable"/> object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="rowDataQuery">The row data query, which contains the null-based (excluding header) row indices.</param>
        /// <param name="dataTable">The data table.</param>
        /// <param name="rowCount">The number of row indices, i.e. of the return value (output).</param>
        /// <returns>The set of null-based row indices; <c>null</c> if the set of row indices is empty.</returns>
        private static IEnumerable <int> GetRowIndices(IExcelDataQuery rowDataQuery, DataTable dataTable, out int rowCount)
        {
            if (rowDataQuery.IsEmpty == true)
            {
                rowCount = dataTable.Rows.Count;
                return(GetNullbasedIndices(rowCount));
            }
            if (rowDataQuery.ColumnCount > 1)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("The Excel Range that contains the row indices must be a single row or column.");
            }
            SortedSet <int> rowIndices = new SortedSet <int>();

            for (int j = 0; j < rowDataQuery.RowCount; j++)
            {
                int rowIndex;
                switch (rowDataQuery.TryGetValue <int>(out rowIndex, j))
                {
                case ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue:
                    if ((rowIndex < 0) || (rowIndex > dataTable.Rows.Count))
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid row index '" + rowDataQuery.ToString(j, 0) + "'.");
                    }
                    rowIndices.Add(rowIndex);
                    break;

                case ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue:
                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid row index '" + rowDataQuery.ToString(j, 0) + "'.");

                case ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell:
                    break;      // nothing to do here

                default:
                    throw new NotImplementedException();
                }
            }
            if (rowIndices.Count == 0)
            {
                rowCount = dataTable.Rows.Count;
                return(GetNullbasedIndices(rowCount));
            }
            rowCount = rowIndices.Count;
            return(rowIndices);
        }
Exemple #5
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        public static object LoadObjectsFromFile(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "path", Description = "The path", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPath,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "fileName", Description = "The file name", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlFileName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectNames", Description = "[Optional] A list of object names to load; all objects will be loaded by default", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectNames,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "fileFormat", Description = "[Optional] The file format; the file extension will be used by default", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlFileFormat)
        {
            try
            {
                IExcelDataQuery fileFormatDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlFileFormat, "File format");

                string          fileName;
                IObjectStreamer objectStreamer;
                if (fileFormatDataQuery.IsEmpty == true)
                {
                    fileName = GetFileName(xlPath, xlFileName, ObjectStreamer.GetFileExtensions());

                    if (ObjectStreamer.TryGetObjectStreamerByFileExtension(ExtendedPath.GetExtension(fileName), out objectStreamer) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid file extension '" + Path.GetExtension(fileName) + "', used default file extensions or specify the file format.");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (fileFormatDataQuery.TryGetPoolValue <IObjectStreamer>(ObjectStreamer.TryGetObjectStreamer, out objectStreamer, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ObjectStreamer.GetNames())) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid file format " + fileFormatDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + ".");
                    }
                    fileName = GetFileName(xlPath, xlFileName, objectStreamer.FileExtension);
                    fileFormatDataQuery.QueryCompleted();
                }

                IExcelDataQuery      objectNamesDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectNames, "Object names");
                IEnumerable <string> objectNames          = objectNamesDataQuery.GetColumnVector <string>();
                objectNamesDataQuery.QueryCompleted();

                StreamReader        streamReader       = new StreamReader(fileName);
                IObjectStreamReader objectStreamReader = objectStreamer.GetStreamReader(streamReader);
                string infoMessage;
                IEnumerable <ExcelPoolItem> excelPoolItems;
                ExcelPool.TryLoadObjectsByName(objectStreamReader, objectNames, out infoMessage, out excelPoolItems);
                objectStreamReader.Close();

                return(infoMessage.ToTimeStampString());
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e));
            }
        }
Exemple #6
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        /// <summary>Gets the value of a specific cell.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <param name="dataAdvice">A data advice for a the property value, i.e. possible outcome to improve the useability.</param>
        /// <returns>The value of the cell at the desired position.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if <typeparamref name="T"/> represents a enumeration or no valid input is given by the user.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static T GetValue <T>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0, IExcelDataAdvice dataAdvice = null)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }
            T value;

            if (dataQuery.TryGetValue <T>(out value, rowIndex, columnIndex, dataAdvice) == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                return(value);
            }
            throw new ArgumentException("No valid input '" + dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + "' at row: " + rowIndex + ", column: " + columnIndex + " found" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
        }
Exemple #7
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        /// <summary>Gets the value of a specific cell.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="TEnum">The type of the output which is assumed to be a enumeration.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="enumStringRepresentationUsage">The method how to compute the <see cref="System.String"/> representation.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if <typeparamref name="TEnum"/> does not represents a enumeration or no valid input is given by the user.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static TEnum GetValue <TEnum>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, EnumStringRepresentationUsage enumStringRepresentationUsage, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0)
            where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }
            TEnum value;

            if (dataQuery.TryGetValue <TEnum>(enumStringRepresentationUsage, out value, rowIndex, columnIndex) == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                return(value);
            }
            throw new ArgumentException("No valid input '" + dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + "' at row: " + rowIndex + ", column: " + columnIndex + " found" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
        }
Exemple #8
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        /// <summary>Gets the null-based column index of a specific header name.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="headerName">The name of the header to search.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column which contains in the first row <paramref name="headerName"/> (output).</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating whether <paramref name="columnIndex"/> contains valid data.</returns>
        public static bool TryGetHeaderNameColumnIndex(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, string headerName, out int columnIndex)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }

            if (headerName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("headerName");
            }
            if (headerName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(String.Format(ExceptionMessages.ArgumentIsInvalid, "<empty>"), "headerName");
            }

            string idHeaderName = headerName.ToIDString();

            for (int j = 0; j < dataQuery.ColumnCount; j++)
            {
                string value;
                switch (dataQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out value, rowIndex: 0, columnIndex: j))
                {
                case ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell:
                    break;

                case ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue:
                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid header, ' " + dataQuery.ToString(0, j) + "' does not represent a string" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");

                case ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue:
                    if (value != null)
                    {
                        if (idHeaderName == value.ToIDString())
                        {
                            columnIndex = j;
                            return(true);
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    throw new NotImplementedException();
                }
            }
            columnIndex = -1;
            return(false);
        }
Exemple #9
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        /// <summary>Gets the [optional] value of a specific Excel cell.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the output.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="value">On input this is a standard value; on exist this argument will be changed if and only if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> contains valid data at the desired position.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <param name="dataAdvice">Data advice, i.e. a list of possible outcome to improve the useability, perhaps <c>null</c>.</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating whether <paramref name="value"/> has been changed and set to some user input.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if <typeparamref name="T"/> represents an enumeration or if the user input at the desired position can not converted to <typeparamref name="T"/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static bool TryGetOptionalValue <T>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, ref T value, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0, IExcelDataAdvice dataAdvice = null)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }

            T tempValue;
            ExcelCellValueState state = dataQuery.TryGetValue <T>(out tempValue, rowIndex, columnIndex, dataAdvice);

            if (state == ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("No valid input '" + dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + "'" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
            }
            else if (state == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                value = tempValue;
                return(true);
            }
            return(false);
        }
Exemple #10
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        /// <summary>Gets the null-based column index of a specific header name.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="isHeaderName">A delegate that determines the name of the header to search; the argument is in the original representation, i.e. including whitespaces etc.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column which contains in the first row the desired header name (output).</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating whether <paramref name="columnIndex"/> contains valid data.</returns>
        public static bool TryGetHeaderNameColumnIndex(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, Func <string, bool> isHeaderName, out int columnIndex)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }
            if (isHeaderName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("isHeaderName");
            }

            for (int j = 0; j < dataQuery.ColumnCount; j++)
            {
                string value;
                switch (dataQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out value, rowIndex: 0, columnIndex: j))
                {
                case ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell:
                    break;

                case ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue:
                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid header, ' " + dataQuery.ToString(0, j) + "' does not represent a string" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");

                case ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue:
                    if (value != null)
                    {
                        if (isHeaderName(value) == true)
                        {
                            columnIndex = j;
                            return(true);
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    throw new NotImplementedException();
                }
            }
            columnIndex = -1;
            return(false);
        }
Exemple #11
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        /// <summary>Gets the [optional] value of a specific Excel cell.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="TEnum">The type of the output which is assumed to be a enumeration.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="value">On input this is a standard value; on exist this argument will be changed if and only if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> contains valid data at the desired position.</param>
        /// <param name="enumStringRepresentationUsage">The method how to compute the <see cref="System.String"/> representation.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="columnIndex">The null-based index of the column.</param>
        /// <returns>A value indicating whether <paramref name="value"/> has been changed and set to some user input.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if <typeparamref name="TEnum"/> does not represents an enumeration or if the user input at the desired position can not converted to <typeparamref name="TEnum"/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        public static bool TryGetOptionalValue <TEnum>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, ref TEnum value, EnumStringRepresentationUsage enumStringRepresentationUsage, int rowIndex = 0, int columnIndex = 0)
            where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }

            TEnum tempValue;
            ExcelCellValueState state = dataQuery.TryGetValue <TEnum>(enumStringRepresentationUsage, out tempValue, rowIndex, columnIndex);

            if (state == ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("No valid input '" + dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, columnIndex) + "'" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
            }
            else if (state == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
            {
                value = tempValue;
                return(true);
            }
            return(false);
        }
Exemple #12
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        /// <summary>Gets values of a specific row with respect to a specific type, empty elements will be ignored.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="dataQuery">The <see cref="IExcelDataQuery"/> object.</param>
        /// <param name="rowIndex">The null-based index of the row.</param>
        /// <param name="startColumnIndex">The first column to take into account in its null-based index representation.</param>
        /// <returns>The values of the <paramref name="dataQuery"/> in the specific row of the desired type, empty cells will be ignored.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown, if <paramref name="dataQuery"/> is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown, if <paramref name="rowIndex"/> is invalid or the column contains
        /// a value which is non-empty but can not converted into <typeparamref name="T"/>.</exception>
        public static T[] GetRowVector <T>(this IExcelDataQuery dataQuery, int rowIndex = 0, int startColumnIndex = 0)
        {
            if (dataQuery == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("dataQuery");
            }
            List <T> vector = new List <T>();

            for (int j = startColumnIndex; j < dataQuery.ColumnCount; j++)
            {
                T value;
                ExcelCellValueState state = dataQuery.TryGetValue <T>(out value, rowIndex, j);
                if (state == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    vector.Add(value);
                }
                else if (state == ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No valid input '" + dataQuery.ToString(rowIndex, j) + "' at row: " + rowIndex + ", column: " + j + " found" + GetFormatedDataQueryName(dataQuery) + ".");
                }
            }
            return(vector.ToArray());
        }
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        public static object GetInputPropertyValue(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyName", Description = "The name of the property", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyValueColumnIndex", Description = "[optional] The null-based column index of the column which contains the value of the property, '1' is standard", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyValueColumnIndex,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyTableName", Description = "[optional] The name of the table which represents the properties ('general properties' is standard)", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyTableName = null)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }

                string          propertyTableName  = "General properties";
                IExcelDataQuery propertyTableQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyTableName);
                if (propertyTableQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                {
                    propertyTableName = propertyTableQuery.GetValue <string>(dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(poolItem.GetDataQueryNames()));
                }
                GuidedExcelDataQuery propertyDataQuery;
                if (poolItem.TryGetDataQuery(propertyTableName, out propertyDataQuery) == false)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("The property table name' " + propertyTableName + "' is invalid.");
                }

                IExcelDataQuery propertyNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyName);
                string          propertyName;
                if (propertyNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out propertyName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(propertyNameQuery.GetColumnVector <string>())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("The property name '" + propertyNameQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                }

                /* now get the property value, but use a Excel conform output: */
                int propertyRowIndex;
                if (propertyDataQuery.TryGetRowIndexOfPropertyName(propertyName, out propertyRowIndex) == false)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No property with name '" + propertyName + "' found.");
                }
                int propertyValueColumnIndex;
                ExcelCellValueState propertyValueColumnIndexState = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyValueColumnIndex).TryGetValue <int>(out propertyValueColumnIndex);

                if (propertyValueColumnIndexState == ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell)
                {
                    propertyValueColumnIndex = 1;
                }
                else if (propertyValueColumnIndexState == ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid 'Property value column index', a positive integer expected.");
                }

                return(propertyDataQuery.GetExcelData(propertyRowIndex, propertyValueColumnIndex));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetOutputNames(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "outputType", Description = "Contains the type of the output, i.e. 'tables' or 'properties'", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlOutputType,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyGroupName", Description = "[optional] If 'inputType = \"properties\" this argument represents the name of the table which represents the properties", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyTableName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "category", Description = "[optional] The category of the output, i.e. 'general' etc.", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlCategoryName)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }
                IExcelDataQuery outputTypeQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlOutputType);
                eQueryType      outputType;
                if (outputTypeQuery.TryGetValue <eQueryType>(out outputType, EnumStringRepresentationUsage.StringAttribute) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("Invalid output type '" + outputTypeQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "'.");
                }

                /* get the output of the pool object: */
                InfoOutput itemOutput = new InfoOutput();
                poolItem.Value.FillInfoOutput(itemOutput);

                InfoOutputPackage itemOutputCollection = null;
                IExcelDataQuery   categoryNameQuery    = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlCategoryName);
                if (categoryNameQuery.IsEmpty == true)
                {
                    itemOutputCollection = itemOutput.GetGeneralPackage();
                }
                else
                {
                    string categoryName = categoryNameQuery.GetValue <string>(0, 0, ExcelDataAdvice.Create(itemOutput.CategoryNames));
                    itemOutputCollection = itemOutput.GetPackage(categoryName);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery propertyTableQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyTableName);
                if (outputType == eQueryType.PropertyNames)
                {
                    string propertyTableName = InfoOutputPackage.GeneralPropertyGroupName.String;
                    if (propertyTableQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                    {
                        propertyTableName = propertyTableQuery.GetValue <string>(0, 0, ExcelDataAdvice.Create(itemOutputCollection.PropertyGroupNames));
                    }

                    IIdentifierStringDictionary <InfoOutputProperty> propertyCollection;
                    if (itemOutputCollection.TryGetProperties(propertyTableName, out propertyCollection) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("The property table with name' " + propertyTableName + "' is invalid.");
                    }

                    object[,] outputRange = new object[propertyCollection.Count() + 1, 1];
                    outputRange[0, 0]     = "Property names (output)";
                    int j = 1;
                    foreach (var property in propertyCollection)
                    {
                        outputRange[j, 0] = (string)property.Name;
                        j++;
                    }
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(outputRange));
                }
                else
                {
                    if (propertyTableQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("The property table with name' " + propertyTableQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                    }

                    List <object> outputRange = new List <object>();
                    outputRange.Add("Table names");
                    foreach (var table in itemOutputCollection.GetDataTables(InfoOutputPackage.DataTableType.Single | InfoOutputPackage.DataTableType.Parent))
                    {
                        outputRange.Add(table.Item1.String);
                    }
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(outputRange));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetInputRange(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "tableName", Description = "The name of the table", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlTableName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "rowIndex", Description = "The [optional] null-based row index of the table")]
            object xlRowIndex,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "columnIndex", Description = "The [optional] null-based column index of the table")]
            object xlColumnIndex)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }

                IExcelDataQuery      tableNameDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlTableName);
                GuidedExcelDataQuery tableDataQuery;
                string tableName;
                if ((tableNameDataQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out tableName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(poolItem.GetDataQueryNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (poolItem.TryGetDataQuery(tableName, out tableDataQuery) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("Table name '" + tableNameDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                }

                IExcelDataQuery rowDataQuery    = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlRowIndex);
                IExcelDataQuery columnDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlColumnIndex);

                object[,] outputRange = null;
                if (!rowDataQuery.IsEmpty)
                {
                    int rowIndex;
                    if ((rowDataQuery.TryGetValue <int>(out rowIndex) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (rowIndex < 0) || (rowIndex > tableDataQuery.RowCount))
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid row index '" + rowDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "'.");
                    }
                    if (!columnDataQuery.IsEmpty)
                    {
                        int columnIndex;
                        if ((columnDataQuery.TryGetValue <int>(out columnIndex) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (columnIndex < 0) || (columnIndex > tableDataQuery.ColumnCount))
                        {
                            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid column index '" + columnDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "'.");
                        }
                        outputRange       = new object[1, 1];
                        outputRange[0, 0] = tableDataQuery.GetExcelData(rowIndex, columnIndex);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        outputRange = new object[1, tableDataQuery.ColumnCount];
                        for (int j = 0; j < tableDataQuery.ColumnCount; j++)
                        {
                            outputRange[0, j] = tableDataQuery.GetExcelData(rowIndex, j);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (!columnDataQuery.IsEmpty)
                    {
                        int columnIndex;
                        if ((columnDataQuery.TryGetValue <int>(out columnIndex) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (columnIndex < 0) || (columnIndex > tableDataQuery.ColumnCount))
                        {
                            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid column index '" + columnDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "'.");
                        }
                        outputRange = new object[tableDataQuery.GetNonEmptyRowCount(m_EmptyExcelCellMode), 1];
                        int k = 0;
                        for (int j = 0; j < tableDataQuery.RowCount; j++)
                        {
                            if (tableDataQuery.IsEmptyExcelCell(j, columnIndex, m_EmptyExcelCellMode) == false)
                            {
                                outputRange[k, 0] = tableDataQuery.GetExcelData(j, columnIndex);
                                k++;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        outputRange = new object[tableDataQuery.GetNonEmptyRowCount(m_EmptyExcelCellMode), tableDataQuery.ColumnCount];
                        int rowIndex = 0;
                        for (int j = 0; j < tableDataQuery.RowCount; j++)
                        {
                            if (tableDataQuery.IsEmptyRow(j, m_EmptyExcelCellMode) == false)
                            {
                                for (int k = 0; k < tableDataQuery.ColumnCount; k++)
                                {
                                    outputRange[rowIndex, k] = tableDataQuery.GetExcelData(j, k);
                                }
                                rowIndex++;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(outputRange));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetOutputPropertyValue(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyName", Description = "The name of the property", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyGroupName", Description = "[optional] The name of the property group ('general properties' is standard)", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyGroupName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "category", Description = "The category of the output, i.e. 'general' etc.", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlCategoryName)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }
                /* get the output of the pool object: */
                InfoOutput itemOutput = new InfoOutput();
                poolItem.Value.FillInfoOutput(itemOutput);

                InfoOutputPackage itemOutputCollection = null;
                IExcelDataQuery   categoryNameQuery    = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlCategoryName);
                if (categoryNameQuery.IsEmpty == true)
                {
                    itemOutputCollection = itemOutput.GetGeneralPackage();
                }
                else
                {
                    string categoryName = categoryNameQuery.GetValue <string>(dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(itemOutput.CategoryNames));
                    itemOutputCollection = itemOutput.GetPackage(categoryName);
                }

                string          propertyGroupName      = InfoOutputPackage.GeneralPropertyGroupName.String;
                IExcelDataQuery propertyGroupNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyGroupName);
                if (propertyGroupNameQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                {
                    propertyGroupName = propertyGroupNameQuery.GetValue <string>(dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(itemOutputCollection.PropertyGroupNames));
                }

                IIdentifierStringDictionary <InfoOutputProperty> properties;
                if (itemOutputCollection.TryGetProperties(propertyGroupName, out properties) == false)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("The property group name' " + propertyGroupName + "' is invalid.");
                }

                IExcelDataQuery propertyNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyName);
                string          propertyName;
                if (propertyNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out propertyName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(properties)) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("The property name '" + propertyNameQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                }

                InfoOutputProperty property;
                if (properties.TryGetValue(propertyName, out property) == false)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No property with name '" + propertyName + "' found.");
                }
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelCellRepresentation(property.Value));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetExcelPoolItemLogging(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName)
        {
            try
            {
                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                if (objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage("Invalid object name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "'."));
                }
                objectNameQuery.QueryCompleted();

                ILoggedObject loggingObject;
                if (ExcelPool.TryGetObject <ILoggedObject>(objectName, out loggingObject) == false)
                {
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage("No object found of name '" + objectName + "' which supports logging functionality."));
                }
                var excelLogFile = loggingObject.Logging as ExcelObjectLogger;
                if (excelLogFile == null)
                {
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage("No log file available."));
                }
                // return ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput<string>(excelLogFile.GetAsStringArray());
                throw new NotImplementedException();
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetInputNames(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "inputType", Description = "Contains the type of the input, i.e. 'tables' or 'properties'", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlInputType,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "propertyTableName", Description = "[optional] If 'inputType = \"properties\" this argument represents the name of the table which represents the properties", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlPropertyTableName)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);
                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }
                IExcelDataQuery inputTypeQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlInputType);
                eQueryType      inputType;
                if (inputTypeQuery.TryGetValue <eQueryType>(out inputType, EnumStringRepresentationUsage.StringAttribute) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("Need valid input type; 'tables' and 'properties' are allowed.");
                }

                IExcelDataQuery propertyTableQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlPropertyTableName);
                if (inputType == eQueryType.PropertyNames)
                {
                    string propertyTableName = "General properties";
                    if (propertyTableQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                    {
                        propertyTableName = propertyTableQuery.GetValue <string>(dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(poolItem.GetDataQueryNames()));
                    }
                    GuidedExcelDataQuery propertyDataQuery;
                    if (poolItem.TryGetDataQuery(propertyTableName, out propertyDataQuery) == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("No property table with name' " + propertyTableQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' available.");
                    }
                    object[,] outputRange = new object[propertyDataQuery.GetNonEmptyRowCount(m_EmptyExcelCellMode) + 1, 1];
                    outputRange[0, 0]     = "Property names (input)";
                    int k = 1;
                    for (int j = 0; j < propertyDataQuery.RowCount; j++)
                    {
                        if (propertyDataQuery.IsEmptyExcelCell(j, 0, m_EmptyExcelCellMode) == false)
                        {
                            outputRange[k, 0] = propertyDataQuery.GetExcelData(j, 0);
                            k++;
                        }
                    }
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(outputRange));
                }
                else
                {
                    if (propertyTableQuery.IsEmpty == false)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException("The property table with name' " + propertyTableQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                    }

                    List <object> outputRange = new List <object>();
                    outputRange.Add("Table names");
                    foreach (string tableName in poolItem.GetDataQueryNames())
                    {
                        outputRange.Add(tableName);
                    }
                    return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(outputRange));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        public static object GetOutputRange(
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "objectName", Description = "The name of the object", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlObjectName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "tableName", Description = "The name of the table", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlTableName,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "rowIndices", Description = "An [optional] Excel Range vector that contains null-based (excluding header) row indices of the table", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlRowIndices,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "columnIndicesOrNames", Description = "An [optional] Excel Range vector which contains column names or null-based column indices of the table", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlColumnIndicesOrNames,
            [ExcelArgument(Name = "category", Description = "The category of the output, i.e. 'general' etc.", AllowReference = true)]
            object xlCategoryName)
        {
            try
            {
                if (ExcelDnaUtil.IsInFunctionWizard() == true)
                {
                    return(String.Empty);
                }

                string          objectName;
                ExcelPoolItem   poolItem;
                IExcelDataQuery objectNameQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlObjectName);

                if ((objectNameQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out objectName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(ExcelPool.GetObjectNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (ExcelPool.TryGetItem(objectName, out poolItem) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("No object with name '" + objectNameQuery.ToString(0, 0).GetRelevantSubstring() + "' available.");
                }

                InfoOutput infoOutput = new InfoOutput();
                poolItem.Value.FillInfoOutput(infoOutput);

                InfoOutputPackage itemOutputCollection = null;
                IExcelDataQuery   categoryNameQuery    = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlCategoryName);
                if (categoryNameQuery.IsEmpty == true)
                {
                    itemOutputCollection = infoOutput.GetGeneralPackage();
                }
                else
                {
                    string categoryName = categoryNameQuery.GetValue <string>(dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(infoOutput.CategoryNames));
                    itemOutputCollection = infoOutput.GetPackage(categoryName);
                }

                IExcelDataQuery tableNameDataQuery = ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlTableName);

                DataTable tableOutput;
                string    tableName;
                if ((tableNameDataQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out tableName, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(itemOutputCollection.GetDataTableNames())) != ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) || (itemOutputCollection.TryGetDataTable(tableName, out tableOutput) == false))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("Table with name '" + tableNameDataQuery.ToString(0, 0) + "' is invalid.");
                }

                int rowCount, columnCount;
                IEnumerable <int> rowIndices    = GetRowIndices(ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlRowIndices), tableOutput, out rowCount);
                IEnumerable <int> columnIndices = GetColumnIndices(ExcelDataQuery.Create(xlColumnIndicesOrNames), tableOutput, out columnCount);

                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeOutput(GetSubTable(rowIndices, rowCount, columnIndices, columnCount, tableOutput)));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                return(ExcelDataConverter.GetExcelRangeErrorMessage(e.Message));
            }
        }
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        /// <summary>Gets the set of null-based column indices of a specified <see cref="DataTable"/> object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="columnDataQuery">The column data query, which contains the null-based column indices or column names.</param>
        /// <param name="dataTable">The data table.</param>
        /// <param name="columnCount">The number of column indices, i.e. of the return value (output).</param>
        /// <returns>The set of null-based column indices; <c>null</c> if the set of column indices is empty.</returns>
        private static IEnumerable <int> GetColumnIndices(IExcelDataQuery columnDataQuery, DataTable dataTable, out int columnCount)
        {
            if (columnDataQuery.IsEmpty == true)
            {
                columnCount = dataTable.Columns.Count;
                return(GetNullbasedIndices(dataTable.Columns.Count));
            }
            if (columnDataQuery.ColumnCount > 1)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("The Excel Range that contains the column names/indices must be a single row or column.");
            }

            HashSet <int> columnIndices = new HashSet <int>();

            for (int j = 0; j < columnDataQuery.RowCount; j++)
            {
                int columnIndex;

                if ((columnDataQuery.TryGetValue <int>(out columnIndex, j, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(dataTable.Columns.Count)) == ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue) && (columnIndex < 0) && (columnIndex < dataTable.Columns.Count))
                {
                    columnIndices.Add(columnIndex);
                }
                else  // perhaps a column name is given by the user:
                {
                    string columnName;

                    switch (columnDataQuery.TryGetValue <string>(out columnName, j, dataAdvice: ExcelDataAdvice.Create(GetColumnNames(dataTable))))
                    {
                    case ExcelCellValueState.ProperValue:
                        string idColumnName = columnName.ToIDString();

                        bool foundColumn = false;
                        int  k           = 0;
                        while ((k < dataTable.Columns.Count) && (foundColumn == false))
                        {
                            if ((dataTable.Columns[k].ColumnName != null) && (dataTable.Columns[k].ColumnName.ToIDString() == idColumnName))
                            {
                                columnIndices.Add(k);
                                foundColumn = true;
                            }
                            k++;
                        }
                        if (foundColumn == false)
                        {
                            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid column name '" + columnDataQuery.ToString(j, 0) + "'.");
                        }
                        break;

                    case ExcelCellValueState.NoValidValue:
                        throw new ArgumentException("Invalid column index/name '" + columnDataQuery.ToString(j, 0) + "'.");

                    case ExcelCellValueState.EmptyOrMissingExcelCell:
                        break;

                        // default:  // todo: Funktioniert nicht - warum?
                        //    new NotImplementedException();
                    }
                }
            }
            if (columnIndices.Count == 0)
            {
                columnCount = dataTable.Columns.Count;
                return(GetNullbasedIndices(dataTable.Columns.Count));
            }
            columnCount = columnIndices.Count;
            return(columnIndices);
        }