PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | setShadow() Function

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The setShadow() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to set the font as a shadow.

Syntax:

void Format::setShadow()

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';
 
// Add Workbook
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
 
// Add Format to spreadsheet
$format_border =& $workbook->addFormat();
 
// Add Worksheet to Spreadsheet
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();
 
// Add Format to variable
$format_times =& $workbook->addFormat();
 
// Set Font Family Times New Roman 
$format_times->setFontFamily('Times New Roman');
 
// Set Shadow to text
$format_times->setShadow();
 
// Add Format to variable
$format_courier =& $workbook->addFormat();
 
// Set Font Family Courier
$format_courier->setFontFamily('Courier');
 
// Set Shadow to text
$format_courier->setShadow();
 
// Write to Worksheet
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Details of zambiatek 
                    Contributors", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Author", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "User Handle", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "Sarthak", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "sarthak_ishu11", $format_times);
 
// Send .xlsx file to header
$workbook->send('test.xls');
 
// Close Workbook Object
$workbook->close();
?>

Output:

Example 2:

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 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, "zambiatek");
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "https://www.zambiatek.com/");
 
$workbook->send('test.xls');
$workbook->close();
?> 

Output:

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

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