PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet · error · PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Exception

Column $column is out of range ({$this->startColumnIndex} -

Error message

Column $column is out of range ({$this->startColumnIndex} - {$this->endColumnIndex})

What it means

Error "Column $column is out of range ({$this->startColumnIndex} - {$this->endColumnIndex})" thrown in PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet.

Source

Thrown at src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php:99

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Set the column pointer to the selected column.
     *
     * @param string $column The column address to set the current pointer at
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function seek(string $column = 'A'): static
    {
        $columnId = Coordinate::columnIndexFromString($column);
        if ($this->onlyExistingCells && !($this->cellCollection->has($column . $this->rowIndex))) {
            throw new PhpSpreadsheetException('In "IterateOnlyExistingCells" mode and Cell does not exist');
        }
        if (($columnId < $this->startColumnIndex) || ($columnId > $this->endColumnIndex)) {
            throw new PhpSpreadsheetException("Column $column is out of range ({$this->startColumnIndex} - {$this->endColumnIndex})");
        }
        $this->currentColumnIndex = $columnId;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Rewind the iterator to the starting column.
     */
    public function rewind(): void
    {
        $this->currentColumnIndex = $this->startColumnIndex;
    }

    /**
     * Return the current cell in this worksheet row.
     */
    public function current(): ?Cell

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php:99 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet@65b080eef4 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/81753da71b443ab4. Report an issue: GitHub.