FileFormatUtil.SaveFormatToExtension

FileFormatUtil.SaveFormatToExtension method

Converts a save format enumerated value into a file extension.

public static string SaveFormatToExtension(SaveFormat format)
ParameterTypeDescription
formatSaveFormatThe save format.

Return Value

The returned extension is a lower-case string with a leading dot.

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class FileFormatUtilMethodSaveFormatToExtensionWithSaveFormatDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a sample workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Test content");

            // Demonstrate SaveFormatToExtension with different formats
            SaveOptions[] saveOptions = {
                new PdfSaveOptions(),
                new XlsSaveOptions(SaveFormat.Excel97To2003),
                new OoxmlSaveOptions(SaveFormat.Xlsx),
                new OdsSaveOptions()
            };

            foreach (var options in saveOptions)
            {
                string extension = FileFormatUtil.SaveFormatToExtension(options.SaveFormat);
                Console.WriteLine($"SaveFormat: {options.SaveFormat} -> Extension: {extension}");
                
                // Save with the detected extension
                string fileName = $"output{extension}";
                workbook.Save(fileName, options);
                Console.WriteLine($"Saved file: {fileName}");
            }

            workbook.Dispose();
        }
    }
}

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