PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | setBgColor() Function

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The setBgColor() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to set the background color of the cell of the spreadsheet. In order to use this function use the setPattern function.

Syntax:

void Format::setBgColor( $color )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $color which takes the value of color as string like ‘red’, ‘green’ and another method is by specifying the color value between 8 to 63.

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

Example 1:

<?php 
  
require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php'; 
  
// Create Spreadsheet Excel Writer Object  
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer(); 
  
// Add Worksheet  
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet('testing bg color'); 
  
// Specify the height of the cell by using setRow function 
$worksheet->setRow(1, 20); 
  
// Add Format to the cell 
$format_BgColor =& $workbook->addFormat(); 
  
// Set the background color  
$format_BgColor->setBgColor('red'); 
  
// Add Italic Font to the text 
$format_BgColor->setItalic(); 
  
// Set the pattern 
$format_BgColor->setPattern(4); 
  
// Add data to the cell  
$worksheet->write(1, 2, 'sarthak _ishu11', $format_BgColor); 
$worksheet->write(2, 2, 'GeekforGeeks!', $format_BgColor); 
$worksheet->write(3, 2, 'GfG', $format_BgColor); 
  
// Send file to the browser 
$workbook->send('test.xls'); 
  
// Close the file 
$workbook->close(); 
?> 

Output:

Example 2:

<?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_setBgColor =& $workbook->addFormat(); 
$format_setBgColor->setFontFamily('Times New Roman'); 
  
// Set Italic Property 
$format_setBgColor->setItalic(); 
  
// Set Shadow to text 
$format_setBgColor->setShadow(); 
  
// Set the background color  
$format_setBgColor->setBgColor('yellow'); 
  
// Set the pattern 
$format_setBgColor->setPattern(4); 
  
// Write to Worksheet 
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Information", $format_setBgColor); 
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Website Name", $format_setBgColor); 
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "Address", $format_setBgColor); 
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "zambiatek", $format_setItalic); 
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "https://www.zambiatek.com/",  
                                      $format_setItalic); 
$workbook->send('test.xls'); 
  
$workbook->close(); 
?>  