Is there a way to get 'named' cells using EPPlus? - epplus

Question

I have an Excel file that I am populating programmatically with EPPlus.
I have tried the following:
// provides access to named ranges, does not appear to work with single cells
worksheet.Names["namedCell1"].Value = "abc123";
// provides access to cells by address
worksheet.Cells["namedCell1"].Value = "abc123";
The following does work - so I know I am at least close.
worksheet.Cells["A1"].Value = "abc123";

Answer 1

Actually, its a bit misleading. The Named Ranges are stored at the workBOOK level and not the workSHEET level. So if you do something like this:
[TestMethod]
public void Get_Named_Range_Test()
{
//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30494913/is-there-a-way-to-get-named-cells-using-epplus
var existingFile = new FileInfo(#"c:\temp\NamedRange.xlsx");
using (var pck = new ExcelPackage(existingFile))
{
var wb = pck.Workbook; //Not workSHEET
var namedCell1 = wb.Names["namedCell1"];
Console.WriteLine("{{\"before\": {0}}}", namedCell1.Value);
namedCell1.Value = "abc123";
Console.WriteLine("{{\"after\": {0}}}", namedCell1.Value);
}
}
You get this in the output (using an excel file with dummy data in it):
{"before": Range1 B2}
{"after": abc123}