Class Cell

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparable<Cell>

    public class Cell
    extends Object
    implements Comparable<Cell>
    Class representing a cell of a worksheet
    Author:
    Raphael Stoeckli
    • Constructor Detail

      • Cell

        public Cell()
        Default constructor. Cells created with this constructor do not have a link to a worksheet initially
      • Cell

        public Cell​(Object value,
                    Cell.CellType type)
        Constructor with value and cell type. Cells created with this constructor do not have a link to a worksheet initially
        Parameters:
        value - Value of the cell
        type - Type of the cell
      • Cell

        public Cell​(Object value,
                    Cell.CellType type,
                    String address)
        Constructor with value, cell type and address. The worksheet reference is set to null and must be assigned later
        Parameters:
        value - Value of the cell
        type - Type of the cell
        address - Address of the cell
      • Cell

        public Cell​(Object value,
                    Cell.CellType type,
                    int column,
                    int row,
                    Worksheet reference)
        Constructor with value, cell type, row number, column number and the link to a worksheet
        Parameters:
        value - Value of the cell
        type - Type of the cell
        column - Column number of the cell (zero-based)
        row - Row number of the cell (zero-based)
        reference - Worksheet reference
    • Method Detail

      • getCellAddress

        public String getCellAddress()
        Gets the combined cell Address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        Returns:
        Cell address
      • setCellAddress

        public void setCellAddress​(String address)
        Sets the combined cell Address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        Parameters:
        address - Cell address
        Throws:
        RangeException - Thrown in case of a illegal address
      • getCellAddress2

        public Address getCellAddress2()
        Gets the combined cell address as class
        Returns:
        Cell address
      • setCellAddress2

        public void setCellAddress2​(Address address)
        Sets the combined cell address as class
        Parameters:
        address - Cell address
      • getCellStyle

        public Style getCellStyle()
        Gets the assigned style of the cell
        Returns:
        Assigned style
      • getColumnNumber

        public int getColumnNumber()
        Gets the number of the column (zero-based)
        Returns:
        Column number (zero-based)
      • setColumnNumber

        public void setColumnNumber​(int columnNumber)
        Sets the number of the column (zero-based)
        Parameters:
        columnNumber - Column number (zero-based)
      • getDataType

        public Cell.CellType getDataType()
        Gets the type of the cell
        Returns:
        Type of the cell
      • setDataType

        public void setDataType​(Cell.CellType dataType)
        Sets the type of the cell
        Parameters:
        dataType - Type of the cell
      • getRowNumber

        public int getRowNumber()
        Gets the number of the row (zero-based)
        Returns:
        Row number (zero-based)
      • setRowNumber

        public void setRowNumber​(int rowNumber)
        Sets the number of the row (zero-based)
        Parameters:
        rowNumber - Row number (zero-based)
      • getValue

        public Object getValue()
        Gets the value of the cell (generic object type)
        Returns:
        Value of the cell
      • setValue

        public void setValue​(Object value)
        Sets the value of the cell (generic object type)
        Parameters:
        value - Value of the cell
      • getWorksheetReference

        public Worksheet getWorksheetReference()
        Gets or sets the parent worksheet reference
        Returns:
        Worksheet reference
      • setWorksheetReference

        public void setWorksheetReference​(Worksheet reference)
        Sets the parent worksheet reference
        Parameters:
        reference - Worksheet reference
      • compareTo

        public int compareTo​(Cell o)
        Implemented compareTo method
        Specified by:
        compareTo in interface Comparable<Cell>
        Parameters:
        o - Object to compare
        Returns:
        0 if values are the same, -1 if this object is smaller, 1 if it is bigger
      • removeStyle

        public void removeStyle()
        Removes the assigned style from the cell
        Throws:
        StyleException - Thrown if the workbook to remove was not found in the style sheet collection
      • resolveCellType

        public void resolveCellType()
        Method resets the Cell type and tries to find the actual type. This is used if a Cell was created with the CellType DEFAULT. CellTypes FORMULA and EMPTY will skip this method
      • setCellLockedState

        public void setCellLockedState​(boolean isLocked,
                                       boolean isHidden)
        Sets the lock state of the cell
        Parameters:
        isLocked - If true, the cell will be locked if the worksheet is protected
        isHidden - If true, the value of the cell will be invisible if the worksheet is protected
      • setStyle

        public Style setStyle​(Style style)
        Sets the style of the cell
        Parameters:
        style - style to assign
        Returns:
        If the passed style already exists in the workbook, the existing one will be returned, otherwise the passed one
        Throws:
        StyleException - Thrown if the style is not referenced in the workbook
      • getCellRange

        public static List<Address> getCellRange​(int startColumn,
                                                 int startRow,
                                                 int endColumn,
                                                 int endRow)
        Get a list of cell addresses from a cell range
        Parameters:
        startColumn - Start column (zero based)
        startRow - Start row (zero based)
        endColumn - End column (zero based)
        endRow - End row (zero based)
        Returns:
        List of cell addresses
      • convertArray

        public static <T> List<Cell> convertArray​(List<T> list)
        Converts a List of supported objects into a list of cells
        Type Parameters:
        T - Generic data type
        Parameters:
        list - List of generic objects
        Returns:
        List of cells
      • getCellRange

        public static List<Address> getCellRange​(String range)
        Gets a list of cell addresses from a cell range (format A1:B3 or AAD556:AAD1000)
        Parameters:
        range - Range to process
        Returns:
        List of cell addresses
        Throws:
        FormatException - Thrown if the passed address range is malformed
      • getCellRange

        public static List<Address> getCellRange​(String startAddress,
                                                 String endAddress)
        Get a list of cell addresses from a cell range
        Parameters:
        startAddress - Start address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        endAddress - End address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        Returns:
        List of cell addresses
        Throws:
        FormatException - Thrown if one of the passed addresses contains malformed information
        RangeException - Thrown if one of the passed addresses is out of range
      • getCellRange

        public static List<Address> getCellRange​(Address startAddress,
                                                 Address endAddress)
        Get a list of cell addresses from a cell range
        Parameters:
        startAddress - Start address
        endAddress - End address
        Returns:
        List of cell addresses
      • resolveCellAddress

        public static String resolveCellAddress​(int column,
                                                int row)
        Gets the address of a cell by the column and row number (zero based)
        Parameters:
        column - Column address of the cell (zero-based)
        row - Row address of the cell (zero-based)
        Returns:
        Cell Address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        Throws:
        RangeException - Thrown if one of the passed addresses is out of range
      • resolveCellAddress

        public static String resolveCellAddress​(int column,
                                                int row,
                                                Cell.AddressType type)
        Gets the address of a cell by the column and row number (zero based)
        Parameters:
        column - Column address of the cell (zero-based)
        row - Row address of the cell (zero-based)
        type - Referencing type of the address
        Returns:
        Cell Address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576
        Throws:
        RangeException - Thrown if one of the passed addresses is out of range
      • resolveCellCoordinate

        public static Address resolveCellCoordinate​(String address)
        Gets the column and row number (zero based) of a cell by the address
        Parameters:
        address - Address as string in the format A1 - XFD1048576. '$' signs indicating fixed rows and / or columns are considered
        Returns:
        Address object of the passed string
        Throws:
        FormatException - Thrown if the passed address was malformed
        RangeException - Thrown if the resolved address is out of range
      • resolveCellRange

        public static Range resolveCellRange​(String range)
        Resolves a cell range from the format like A1:B3 or AAD556:AAD1000
        Parameters:
        range - Range to process
        Returns:
        Range object of the passed string range
        Throws:
        FormatException - Thrown if the passed range is malformed
      • resolveColumn

        public static int resolveColumn​(String columnAddress)
        Gets the column number from the column address (A - XFD)
        Parameters:
        columnAddress - Column address (A - XFD)
        Returns:
        Column number (zero-based)
        Throws:
        RangeException - Thrown if the column is out of range
      • resolveColumnAddress

        public static String resolveColumnAddress​(int columnNumber)
        Gets the column address (A - XFD)
        Parameters:
        columnNumber - Column number (zero-based)
        Returns:
        Column address (A - XFD)
        Throws:
        RangeException - Thrown if the passed column number is out of range