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PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | setOutLine() Function

The setOutLine() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to set outlining for a font.

Syntax: 

void Format::setOutLine()

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success and PEAR_ERROR on failure.

Example 1:  

PHP




<?php
 
require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';
 
// Create Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer Object
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
 
// Add Worksheet
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();
 
// Set Font Family Times New Roman
$format_times =& $workbook->addFormat();
$format_times->setFontFamily('Times New Roman');
 
// Set Outline
$format_times->setOutLine();
 
// Set Shadow to text
$format_times->setShadow();
 
// Write to Worksheet
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Information");
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Website Name", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "Address", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "neveropen");
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/");
$workbook->send('test.xls');
 
$workbook->close();
?>


Output: 

Example 2:  

PHP




<?php
 
require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';
 
// Add Workbook
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
 
// Add Format to spreadsheet
$format_bold =& $workbook->addFormat();
 
// Set Bold Format
$format_bold->setBold();
 
// Set Outline
$format_bold->setOutLine();
 
// Add Worksheet to Spreadsheet
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();
 
$format_bold->setBorder(2);
 
// Write to Worksheet
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Details of neveropen
                      Contributors", $format_bold);
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Author", $format_bold);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "User Handle", $format_bold);
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "Sarthak");
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "sarthak_ishu11");
 
// Send .xlsx file to header
$workbook->send('test.xls');
 
// Close Workbook Object
$workbook->close();
?>


Output: 

Reference: https://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.fileformats.spreadsheet-excel-writer.spreadsheet-excel-writer-format.setoutline.php
 

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