org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel
Class XSSFCell

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFCell

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cell

public final class XSSFCell
extends java.lang.Object
implements Cell

High level representation of a cell in a row of a spreadsheet.

Cells can be numeric, formula-based or string-based (text). The cell type specifies this. String cells cannot conatin numbers and numeric cells cannot contain strings (at least according to our model). Client apps should do the conversions themselves. Formula cells have the formula string, as well as the formula result, which can be numeric or string.

Cells should have their number (0 based) before being added to a row. Only cells that have values should be added.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell

CELL_TYPE_BLANK, CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, CELL_TYPE_ERROR, CELL_TYPE_FORMULA, CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC, CELL_TYPE_STRING

Constructor Summary

protected

XSSFCell(XSSFRow row, org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell) Construct a XSSFCell.

Method Summary

CellRangeAddress	getArrayFormulaRange() Only valid for array formula cells
boolean	getBooleanCellValue() Get the value of the cell as a boolean.
int	getCachedFormulaResultType() Only valid for formula cells
XSSFComment	getCellComment() Returns cell comment associated with this cell
java.lang.String	getCellFormula() Return a formula for the cell, for example, SUM(C4:E4)
XSSFCellStyle	getCellStyle() Return the cell's style.
int	getCellType() Return the cell type.
int	getColumnIndex() Returns column index of this cell
org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell	getCTCell() Returns the xml bean containing information about the cell's location (reference), value, data type, formatting, and formula
java.util.Date	getDateCellValue() Get the value of the cell as a date.
java.lang.String	getErrorCellString() Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!
byte	getErrorCellValue() Get the value of the cell as an error code.
XSSFHyperlink	getHyperlink() Returns hyperlink associated with this cell
double	getNumericCellValue() Get the value of the cell as a number.
java.lang.String	getRawValue() Returns the raw, underlying ooxml value for the cell
java.lang.String	getReference() Returns an A1 style reference to the location of this cell
XSSFRichTextString	getRichStringCellValue() Get the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString
XSSFRow	getRow() Returns the row this cell belongs to
int	getRowIndex() Returns row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell
protected SharedStringsTable	getSharedStringSource()
XSSFSheet	getSheet() Returns the sheet this cell belongs to
java.lang.String	getStringCellValue() Get the value of the cell as a string
protected StylesTable	getStylesSource()
boolean	isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup()
void	removeCellComment() Removes the comment for this cell, if there is one.
void	setAsActiveCell() Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet.
void	setCellComment(Comment comment) Assign a comment to this cell.
void	setCellErrorValue(byte errorCode) Set a error value for the cell
void	setCellErrorValue(FormulaError error) Set a error value for the cell
void	setCellFormula(java.lang.String formula) Sets formula for this cell.
protected void	setCellNum(int num) Sets column index of this cell
void	setCellStyle(CellStyle style) Set the style for the cell.
void	setCellType(int cellType) Set the cells type (numeric, formula or string)
void	setCellValue(boolean value) Set a boolean value for the cell
void	setCellValue(java.util.Calendar value) Set a date value for the cell.
void	setCellValue(java.util.Date value) Set a date value for the cell.
void	setCellValue(double value) Set a numeric value for the cell
void	setCellValue(RichTextString str) Set a string value for the cell.
void	setCellValue(java.lang.String str) Set a string value for the cell.
void	setHyperlink(Hyperlink hyperlink) Assign a hypelrink to this cell
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the cell

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XSSFCell

protected XSSFCell(XSSFRow row,
                   org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell)

Construct a XSSFCell.

Parameters:

row - the parent row.

cell - the xml bean containing information about the cell.

Method Detail

getSharedStringSource

protected SharedStringsTable getSharedStringSource()

Returns:

table of strings shared across this workbook

getStylesSource

protected StylesTable getStylesSource()

Returns:

table of cell styles shared across this workbook

getSheet

public XSSFSheet getSheet()

Returns the sheet this cell belongs to

Specified by:

getSheet in interface Cell

Returns:

the sheet this cell belongs to

getRow

public XSSFRow getRow()

Returns the row this cell belongs to

Specified by:

getRow in interface Cell

Returns:

the row this cell belongs to

getBooleanCellValue

public boolean getBooleanCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as a boolean.

For strings, numbers, and errors, we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a false.

Specified by:

getBooleanCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as a boolean

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, CELL_TYPE_BLANK or CELL_TYPE_FORMULA

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(boolean value)

Set a boolean value for the cell

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

value - the boolean value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value, for booleans we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to a boolean cell and set its value.

getNumericCellValue

public double getNumericCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as a number.

For strings we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a 0. For formulas or error cells we return the precalculated value;

Specified by:

getNumericCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as a number

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CELL_TYPE_STRING

java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.

See Also:

for turning this number into a string similar to that which Excel would render this number as.

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(double value)

Set a numeric value for the cell

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

value - the numeric value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.

getStringCellValue

public java.lang.String getStringCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as a string

For numeric cells we throw an exception. For blank cells we return an empty string. For formulaCells that are not string Formulas, we throw an exception

Specified by:

getStringCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as a string

getRichStringCellValue

public XSSFRichTextString getRichStringCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString

For numeric cells we throw an exception. For blank cells we return an empty string. For formula cells we return the pre-calculated value if a string, otherwise an exception

Specified by:

getRichStringCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(java.lang.String str)

Set a string value for the cell.

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

str - value to set the cell to. For formulas we'll set the formula cached string result, for String cells we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to a string cell and set its value. If value is null then we will change the cell to a Blank cell.

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(RichTextString str)

Set a string value for the cell.

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

str - value to set the cell to. For formulas we'll set the 'pre-evaluated result string, for String cells we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to a string cell and set its value. If value is null then we will change the cell to a Blank cell.

getCellFormula

public java.lang.String getCellFormula()

Return a formula for the cell, for example, SUM(C4:E4)

Specified by:

getCellFormula in interface Cell

Returns:

a formula for the cell

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CELL_TYPE_FORMULA

setCellFormula

public void setCellFormula(java.lang.String formula)

Sets formula for this cell.

Note, this method only sets the formula string and does not calculate the formula value. To set the precalculated value use setCellValue(double) or setCellValue(String)

Specified by:

setCellFormula in interface Cell

Parameters:

formula - the formula to set, e.g. "SUM(C4:E4)". If the argument is null then the current formula is removed.

Throws:

FormulaParseException - if the formula has incorrect syntax or is otherwise invalid

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the operation is not allowed, for example, when the cell is a part of a multi-cell array formula

getColumnIndex

public int getColumnIndex()

Returns column index of this cell

Specified by:

getColumnIndex in interface Cell

Returns:

zero-based column index of a column in a sheet.

getRowIndex

public int getRowIndex()

Returns row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell

Specified by:

getRowIndex in interface Cell

Returns:

zero-based row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell

getReference

public java.lang.String getReference()

Returns an A1 style reference to the location of this cell

Returns:

A1 style reference to the location of this cell

getCellStyle

public XSSFCellStyle getCellStyle()

Return the cell's style.

Specified by:

getCellStyle in interface Cell

Returns:

the cell's style.

See Also:

Workbook.getCellStyleAt(short)

setCellStyle

public void setCellStyle(CellStyle style)

Set the style for the cell. The style should be an XSSFCellStyle created/retreived from the XSSFWorkbook.

Specified by:

setCellStyle in interface Cell

Parameters:

style - reference contained in the workbook. If the value is null then the style information is removed causing the cell to used the default workbook style.

See Also:

Workbook.createCellStyle()

getCellType

public int getCellType()

Return the cell type.

Specified by:

getCellType in interface Cell

Returns:

the cell type

See Also:

Cell.CELL_TYPE_BLANK, Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC, Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING, Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA, Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, Cell.CELL_TYPE_ERROR

getCachedFormulaResultType

public int getCachedFormulaResultType()

Only valid for formula cells

Specified by:

getCachedFormulaResultType in interface Cell

Returns:

one of (Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC, Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING, Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, Cell.CELL_TYPE_ERROR) depending on the cached value of the formula

getDateCellValue

public java.util.Date getDateCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as a date.

For strings we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a null.

Specified by:

getDateCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as a date

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CELL_TYPE_STRING

java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.

See Also:

for formatting this date into a string similar to how excel does.

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(java.util.Date value)

Set a date value for the cell. Excel treats dates as numeric so you will need to format the cell as a date.

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

value - the date value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.

setCellValue

public void setCellValue(java.util.Calendar value)

Set a date value for the cell. Excel treats dates as numeric so you will need to format the cell as a date.

This will set the cell value based on the Calendar's timezone. As Excel does not support timezones this means that both 20:00+03:00 and 20:00-03:00 will be reported as the same value (20:00) even that there are 6 hours difference between the two times. This difference can be preserved by using setCellValue(value.getTime()) which will automatically shift the times to the default timezone.

Specified by:

setCellValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

value - the date value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For othertypes we will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.

getErrorCellString

public java.lang.String getErrorCellString()

Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!

Returns:

the error message such as #VALUE!

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't CELL_TYPE_ERROR

See Also:

FormulaError

getErrorCellValue

public byte getErrorCellValue()

Get the value of the cell as an error code.

For strings, numbers, and booleans, we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a 0.

Specified by:

getErrorCellValue in interface Cell

Returns:

the value of the cell as an error code

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't CELL_TYPE_ERROR

See Also:

FormulaError

setCellErrorValue

public void setCellErrorValue(byte errorCode)

Set a error value for the cell

Specified by:

setCellErrorValue in interface Cell

Parameters:

errorCode - the error value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value , for errors we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to an error cell and set its value.

See Also:

FormulaError

setCellErrorValue

public void setCellErrorValue(FormulaError error)

Set a error value for the cell

Parameters:

error - the error value to set this cell to. For formulas we'll set the precalculated value , for errors we'll set its value. For other types we will change the cell to an error cell and set its value.

setAsActiveCell

public void setAsActiveCell()

Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet.

Specified by:

setAsActiveCell in interface Cell

setCellNum

protected void setCellNum(int num)

Sets column index of this cell

Parameters:

num - column index of this cell

setCellType

public void setCellType(int cellType)

Set the cells type (numeric, formula or string)

Specified by:

setCellType in interface Cell

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the specified cell type is invalid

See Also:

Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC, Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING, Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA, Cell.CELL_TYPE_BLANK, Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, Cell.CELL_TYPE_ERROR

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the cell

Formula cells return the formula string, rather than the formula result. Dates are displayed in dd-MMM-yyyy format Errors are displayed as #ERR<errIdx>

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getRawValue

public java.lang.String getRawValue()

Returns the raw, underlying ooxml value for the cell

If the cell contains a string, then this value is an index into the shared string table, pointing to the actual string value. Otherwise, the value of the cell is expressed directly in this element. Cells containing formulas express the last calculated result of the formula in this element.

Returns:

the raw cell value as contained in the underlying CTCell bean, null for blank cells.

getCellComment

public XSSFComment getCellComment()

Returns cell comment associated with this cell

Specified by:

getCellComment in interface Cell

Returns:

the cell comment associated with this cell or null

setCellComment

public void setCellComment(Comment comment)

Assign a comment to this cell. If the supplied comment is null, the comment for this cell will be removed.

Specified by:

setCellComment in interface Cell

Parameters:

comment - the XSSFComment associated with this cell

removeCellComment

public void removeCellComment()

Removes the comment for this cell, if there is one.

Specified by:

removeCellComment in interface Cell

getHyperlink

public XSSFHyperlink getHyperlink()

Returns hyperlink associated with this cell

Specified by:

getHyperlink in interface Cell

Returns:

hyperlink associated with this cell or null if not found

setHyperlink

public void setHyperlink(Hyperlink hyperlink)

Assign a hypelrink to this cell

Specified by:

setHyperlink in interface Cell

Parameters:

hyperlink - the hypelrink to associate with this cell

getCTCell

@Internal
public org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell getCTCell()

Returns the xml bean containing information about the cell's location (reference), value, data type, formatting, and formula

Returns:

the xml bean containing information about this cell

getArrayFormulaRange

public CellRangeAddress getArrayFormulaRange()

Description copied from interface: Cell

Only valid for array formula cells

Specified by:

getArrayFormulaRange in interface Cell

Returns:

range of the array formula group that the cell belongs to.

isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup

public boolean isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup()

Specified by:

isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup in interface Cell

Returns:

true if this cell is part of group of cells having a common array formula.