hiding crosstab columns in BIRT when format is excel - birt

I want to hide two of the crosstab columns based on some condition. I have been able to achieve it by using
function onPrepareCell( cell, reportContext )
if(some condition){
if( cell.getCellID() == cell#){
cell.getStyle().setDisplay("none");
}
}
in the onPrepare event of cross tab. It works fine in PDF,HTML format but the columns are not getting hidden when the format is Excel. I need to get this done soon please help

I got the answer from BIRT exchange i am posting the answer here so that it may be helpful to others
In the onPrepare() event of crosstab you can write the code as given below
function onPrepareCrosstab( crosstab, reportContext )
{
if(some condition ){
reportContext.getDesignHandle().getElementByID(ElementId#).setStringProperty("width","0px");
}
}
here ElementId# is the Id# of the cell you want to hide. As you can see we can also use this to change the width of the cell dymanically.

Try your code in an OnCreateCell event.

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