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    Using the Exclude List Validator
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    You can create a validator that has a list of invalid values. An error occurs if the user types a value from the candidate list.

    You can also create an action, such as adding a backcolor to the cell, that lets the user know the value is invalid.

    Use the ExcludeListValidator class to create the validator. Specify a notification type such as CellStyleNotify. Then use the AddValidators method to add the validator to a cell range.

    The following image displays a cell with an invalid value.

    Exclude List Validator

    Using Code

    The following example displays an invalid backcolor if you type an item from the list.

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    //Type one of the candidate items in cell 1,1 to see the error notification
    FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellStyleNotify cnotify = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellStyleNotify();
    cnotify.InvalidCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Bisque;
    FarPoint.Win.Spread.ExcludeListValidator excludelist = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.ExcludeListValidator();
    excludelist.Candidates = new string[] { "Bird", "Deer", "Squirrel", "Lizard" };
    excludelist.Actions.Add(cnotify);
    fpSpread1.Sheets[0].AddValidators(new FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.CellRange(1, 1, 1, 1), excludelist);
    
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    'Type one of the candidate items in cell 1,1 to see the error notification
    Dim cnotify As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellStyleNotify()
    cnotify.InvalidCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Bisque
    Dim excludelist As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.ExcludeListValidator()
    excludelist.Candidates = New String() {"Bird", "Deer", "Squirrel", "Lizard"}
    excludelist.Actions.Add(cnotify)
    fpSpread1.Sheets(0).AddValidators(New FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.CellRange(1, 1, 1, 1), excludelist)
    
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