How to conditionally add a column on spreadsheet? - php

Question

How can i add spreadsheet column conditionally, such as if the user wants to include particular column? I made this code:
$spreadsheet->getActiveSheet()
->setCellValue('A1', "SAMPLE HEADING")
->setCellValue('A2', "Sampling Report")
->setCellValue('A3', Date::PHPToExcel($dateTimeNow))
->setCellValue('A4', "Recipient #")
->setCellValue('B4', "Recipient Name")
->setCellValue('C4', "Date of Birth")
->setCellValue('D4', "Gender");
Now, if for example the user wants only Recipient # or Recipient Name etc. How can i achieve such functionality?

Answer 1

You will need to use if conditions and then use logic to calculate the cell position accurately.
$alphas = range('A', 'Z'); //Delcare Range
$includeRecipient = true; // Flag to decide if Recipient # is requierd
$includeRecipientName = false; // Flag to decide if Recipient Name is not required
$spreadsheet->getActiveSheet()
->setCellValue('A1', "SAMPLE HEADING")
->setCellValue('A2', "Sampling Report")
->setCellValue('A3', Date::PHPToExcel($dateTimeNow));
$cell = '';
if( $includeRecipient ) {
//Can move the following block in a function
if (empty ( $cell) ) {
$cell = current($alphas); //Gives A if empty
} else {
$cell = next($alphas); //Will give next in $range
}
$spreadsheet->setCellValue( $cell . '4', "Recipient #")
}
if( $includeRecipientName ) {
if (empty ( $cell) ) {
$cell = current($alphas); //Gives A if empty
} else {
$cell = next($alphas); //Will give next value in $range
}
$spreadsheet->setCellValue( $cell . '4', "Recipient Name")
}
if (empty ( $cell) ) {
$cell = current($alphas); //Gives A if empty
} else {
$cell = next($alphas); //Will give next value in $range
}
$spreadsheet->setCellValue('C4', "Date of Birth")
->setCellValue('D4', "Gender");