Class WorkbookFactory

java.lang.Object
org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory

public final class WorkbookFactory extends Object
Factory for creating the appropriate kind of Workbook (be it HSSFWorkbook or XSSFWorkbook), by auto-detecting from the supplied input.
  • Method Details

    • create

      public static Workbook create(boolean xssf) throws IOException
      Create a new empty Workbook, either XSSF or HSSF depending on the parameter
      Parameters:
      xssf - If an XSSFWorkbook or a HSSFWorkbook should be created
      Returns:
      The created workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while creating the objects
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(POIFSFileSystem fs) throws IOException
      Creates a Workbook from the given POIFSFileSystem.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      fs - The POIFSFileSystem to read the document from
      Returns:
      The created workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      RuntimeException - a number of runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(DirectoryNode root) throws IOException
      Creates a Workbook from the given DirectoryNode.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      root - The DirectoryNode to start reading the document from
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      RuntimeException - a number of other exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(DirectoryNode root, String password) throws IOException
      Creates a Workbook from the given DirectoryNode, which may be password protected.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      root - The DirectoryNode to start reading the document from
      password - The password that should be used or null if no password is necessary.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      RuntimeException - a number of runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(InputStream inp) throws IOException, EncryptedDocumentException
      Creates the appropriate HSSFWorkbook / XSSFWorkbook from the given InputStream.

      Your input stream MUST either support mark/reset, or be wrapped as a BufferedInputStream! Note that using an InputStream has a higher memory footprint than using a File.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use. Note also that loading from an InputStream requires more memory than loading from a File, so prefer create(File) where possible.

      Parameters:
      inp - The InputStream to read data from.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      EncryptedDocumentException - If the Workbook given is password protected
      EmptyFileException - If the given data is empty
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(InputStream inp, String password) throws IOException, EncryptedDocumentException
      Creates the appropriate HSSFWorkbook / XSSFWorkbook from the given InputStream, which may be password protected.

      Your input stream MUST either support mark/reset, or be wrapped as a BufferedInputStream! Note that using an InputStream has a higher memory footprint than using a File.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use. Note also that loading from an InputStream requires more memory than loading from a File, so prefer create(File) where possible.

      Parameters:
      inp - The InputStream to read data from.
      password - The password that should be used or null if no password is necessary.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      EncryptedDocumentException - If the wrong password is given for a protected file
      EmptyFileException - If the given data is empty
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(File file) throws IOException, EncryptedDocumentException
      Creates the appropriate HSSFWorkbook / XSSFWorkbook from the given File, which must exist and be readable.

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      file - The file to read data from.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      EncryptedDocumentException - If the Workbook given is password protected
      EmptyFileException - If the given data is empty
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(File file, String password) throws IOException, EncryptedDocumentException
      Creates the appropriate HSSFWorkbook / XSSFWorkbook from the given File, which must exist and be readable, and may be password protected

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      file - The file to read data from.
      password - The password that should be used or null if no password is necessary.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      EncryptedDocumentException - If the wrong password is given for a protected file
      EmptyFileException - If the given data is empty
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • create

      public static Workbook create(File file, String password, boolean readOnly) throws IOException, EncryptedDocumentException
      Creates the appropriate HSSFWorkbook / XSSFWorkbook from the given File, which must exist and be readable, and may be password protected

      Note that in order to properly release resources the Workbook should be closed after use.

      Parameters:
      file - The file to read data from.
      password - The password that should be used or null if no password is necessary.
      readOnly - If the Workbook should be opened in read-only mode to avoid writing back changes when the document is closed.
      Returns:
      The created Workbook
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs while reading the data
      EncryptedDocumentException - If the wrong password is given for a protected file
      EmptyFileException - If the given data is empty
      RuntimeException - a number of other runtime exceptions can be thrown, especially if there are problems with the input format
    • addProvider

      public static void addProvider(WorkbookProvider provider)
    • removeProvider

      public static void removeProvider(Class<? extends WorkbookProvider> provider)