Allow deleting of columns beyond the end of data in a worksheet to update references (print area, etc) before early exiting the method

Author: MarkBaker

src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/Worksheet.php

@@ -2219,25 +2219,25 @@ public function removeColumn($column, $numberOfColumns = 1)
         $highestColumnIndex = Coordinate::columnIndexFromString($highestColumn);
         $pColumnIndex = Coordinate::columnIndexFromString($column);
 
-        if ($pColumnIndex > $highestColumnIndex) {
-            return $this;
-        }
-
         $holdColumnDimensions = $this->removeColumnDimensions($pColumnIndex, $numberOfColumns);
 
         $column = Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumnIndex + $numberOfColumns);
         $objReferenceHelper = ReferenceHelper::getInstance();
         $objReferenceHelper->insertNewBefore($column . '1', -$numberOfColumns, 0, $this);
 
+        $this->columnDimensions = $holdColumnDimensions;
+
+        if ($pColumnIndex > $highestColumnIndex) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+
         $maxPossibleColumnsToBeRemoved = $highestColumnIndex - $pColumnIndex + 1;
 
         for ($c = 0, $n = min($maxPossibleColumnsToBeRemoved, $numberOfColumns); $c < $n; ++$c) {
             $this->getCellCollection()->removeColumn($highestColumn);
             $highestColumn = Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex(Coordinate::columnIndexFromString($highestColumn) - 1);
         }
 
-        $this->columnDimensions = $holdColumnDimensions;
-
         $this->garbageCollect();
 
         return $this;