Package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel

Class XSSFCell

java.lang.Object
org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellBase
org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFCell
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cell
public final class XSSFCell extends CellBase
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 contain 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.

  • Method Details

    • copyCellFrom

      @Beta public void copyCellFrom(Cell srcCell, CellCopyPolicy policy)
      Copy cell value, formula and style, from srcCell per cell copy policy If srcCell is null, clears the cell value and cell style per cell copy policy This does not shift references in formulas. Use XSSFRowShifter to shift references in formulas.
      Parameters:
      srcCell - The cell to take value, formula and style from
      policy - The policy for copying the information, see CellCopyPolicy
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if copy cell style and srcCell is from a different workbook
      See Also:

    • getSheet

      public XSSFSheet getSheet()
      Returns the sheet this cell belongs to
      Returns:
      the sheet this cell belongs to

    • getRow

      public XSSFRow getRow()
      Returns the row this cell belongs to
      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.

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as a boolean
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CellType.BOOLEAN, CellType.BLANK or CellType.FORMULA

    • setCellValue

      public void setCellValue(boolean value)
      Set a boolean value for the 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;

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as a number
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
      NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
      See Also:

    • setCellValueImpl

      public void setCellValueImpl(double value)

    • getStringCellValue

      public 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

      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

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString

    • getCellFormula

      public String getCellFormula()
      Return a formula for the cell, for example, SUM(C4:E4)
      Returns:
      a formula for the cell
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CellType.FORMULA

    • getColumnIndex

      public int getColumnIndex()
      Returns column index of this 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
      Returns:
      zero-based row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell

    • getReference

      public 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. Since POI v5.2.3, this returns the column style if the cell has no style of its own. If no column default style is set, the row default style is checked. This method has always fallen back to return the default style if there is no other style to return.
      Returns:
      the cell's style.
      See Also:

    • setCellStyle

      public void setCellStyle(CellStyle style)

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

      To change the style of a cell without affecting other cells that use the same style, use CellUtil.setCellStyleProperties(Cell, java.util.Map)

      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.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if style belongs to a different styles source (most likely because style is from a different Workbook)
      See Also:

    • getCellType

      public CellType getCellType()
      Return the cell type. Tables in an array formula return CellType.FORMULA for all cells, even though the formula is only defined in the OOXML file for the top left cell of the array.

      NOTE: POI does not support data table formulas. Cells in a data table appear to POI as plain cells typed from their cached value.

      Returns:
      the cell type

    • getCachedFormulaResultType

      public CellType getCachedFormulaResultType()
      Only valid for formula cells
      Returns:
      one of (CellType.NUMERIC, CellType.STRING, CellType.BOOLEAN, CellType.ERROR) depending on the cached value of the formula

    • getDateCellValue

      public Date getDateCellValue()
      Get the value of the cell as a date.

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

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as a date
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
      NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
      See Also:

    • getLocalDateTimeCellValue

      public LocalDateTime getLocalDateTimeCellValue()
      Get the value of the cell as a LocalDateTime.

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

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as a LocalDateTime
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
      NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
      See Also:

    • getErrorCellString

      public String getErrorCellString() throws IllegalStateException
      Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!
      Returns:
      the error message such as #VALUE!
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't CellType.ERROR
      See Also:

    • getErrorCellValue

      public byte getErrorCellValue() throws IllegalStateException
      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.

      Returns:
      the value of the cell as an error code
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't #ERROR
      See Also:

    • setCellErrorValue

      public void setCellErrorValue(byte errorCode)
      Set a error value for the 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:

    • 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()
      Description copied from interface: Cell
      Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet

    • toString

      public 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 Object

    • getRawValue

      public 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
      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.
      Parameters:
      comment - the XSSFComment associated with this cell

    • removeCellComment

      public void removeCellComment()
      Removes the comment for this cell, if there is one.

    • getHyperlink

      public XSSFHyperlink getHyperlink()
      Returns hyperlink associated with this cell
      Returns:
      hyperlink associated with this cell or null if not found

    • setHyperlink

      public void setHyperlink(Hyperlink hyperlink)
      Assign a hyperlink to this cell. If the supplied hyperlink is null, the hyperlink for this cell will be removed.
      Parameters:
      hyperlink - the hyperlink to associate with this cell

    • removeHyperlink

      public void removeHyperlink()
      Removes the hyperlink for this cell, if there is one.

    • getCTCell

      @Internal public 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

    • setCTCell

      @Internal public void setCTCell(CTCell cell)
      Set a new internal xml bean. This is only for internal use, do not call this from outside! This is necessary in some rare cases to work around XMLBeans specialties.

    • getArrayFormulaRange

      public CellRangeAddress getArrayFormulaRange()
      Description copied from interface: Cell
      Only valid for array formula cells
      Returns:
      range of the array formula group that the cell belongs to.

    • isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup

      public boolean isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup()
      Returns:
      true if this cell is part of group of cells having a common array formula.

    • updateCellReferencesForShifting

      public void updateCellReferencesForShifting(String msg)