function MergeCell() didn't truly merge

[Noah-Chiu]

Description

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. file := excelize.NewFile()
   file.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "A1", 9.69)
   file.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "A2", 9.69)
   file.MergeCell("Sheet1","A1","A2")
   if err := file.SaveAs(filePath + fileName); err != nil {
   log.Println("Save file error", err)
   return
   }

2. Open the excel I saved

Describe the results you received: When I select the merge cell and it display that there are 2 cells in my selection And when I unmerged the cell, it still got two cells in the sheet instead of one cell Still count 2 when I use excel formula to count Still sum 19.38 when I use excel formula to sum

Describe the results you expected: It should be one cell in my selection And when I unmerge it, it should be only be cell have the value

Output of go version:

go 1.19

Excelize version or commit ID:

v2.6.0 and v2.8.1 both

Environment details (OS, Microsoft Excel™ version, physical, etc.): Microsoft 365

[xuri]

Thanks for your issue. The MergeCell function doesn't remove cell value except for the upper-left cell in the merging cell range, so this behavior is expected. If you need to clear cell value, please use the SetCellValue or another function to set nil value for these cells before merging cells.

[xuri]

I've closed this issue. If you have any questions, please let me know, and you can reopen this anytime.