Spreadsheet Cloud API: removeCharactersByPositionInRemoteSpreadsheet
Deletes characters from every cell in the target range by position (first/last N, before/after a substring, or between two delimiters) while preserving formulas, formatting and data-validation.
Quick Start
- Base URL:
http://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0 - Authentication Method:
JWT (OAuth2, application)Token URL:https://api.aspose.cloud/connect/token
Interface Details
Endpoint
PUT http://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/cells/{name}/worksheets/{worksheet}/range/{range}/content/remove/characters-by-position
Function Description
Position modes - theFirstNCharacters – remove N characters from the start - LastN – remove N characters from the end - BeforeText – delete everything before the first occurrence of the supplied substring - AfterText – delete everything after the first occurrence - BetweenValues – strip the substring (and optionally the delimiters themselves) between two user-defined values Options - caseSensitive – affects BeforeText, AfterText and BetweenValues searches - includingDelimiters – when BetweenValues is used, controls whether the two boundary values are also removed
The request parameters of removeCharactersByPositionInRemoteSpreadsheet API are:
| Parameter Name | Type | Path/Query String/HTTPBody | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |:- |
|name|String|Path|(Required) The name of the workbook file to be retrieved.|
|worksheet|String|Path|Specify the worksheet of spreadsheet.|
|range|String|Path|Specify the worksheet range of spreadsheet.|
|theFirstNCharacters|Integer|Query||
|theLastNCharacters|Integer|Query||
|allCharactersBeforeText|String|Query||
|allCharactersAfterText|String|Query||
|caseSensitive|Boolean|Query||
|folder|String|Query|(Optional) The folder path where the workbook is stored. The default is null.|
|storageName|String|Query|(Optional) The name of the storage if using custom cloud storage. Use default storage if omitted.|
|region|String|Query|Spreadsheet region/language setting (e.g., en-US, fr-FR). Influences number formatting, date parsing, and locale‑specific behavior.|
|password|String|Query|The password for opening spreadsheet file.|
Response Description
{
"Name": "CellsCloudResponse",
"Type": "Class",
"IsAbstract": false,
"Properties": [
{
"Name": "Code",
"Nullable": true,
"ReadOnly": false,
"IsInherit": false,
"DataType": {
"Identifier": "Integer",
"Name": "integer"
}
},
{
"Name": "Status",
"Nullable": true,
"ReadOnly": false,
"IsInherit": false,
"DataType": {
"Identifier": "String",
"Name": "string"
}
}
]
}
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