Package jxl
Interface Cell
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
BooleanCell
,BooleanFormulaCell
,DateCell
,DateFormulaCell
,ErrorCell
,ErrorFormulaCell
,FormulaCell
,LabelCell
,NumberCell
,NumberFormulaCell
,StringFormulaCell
,WritableCell
- All Known Implementing Classes:
Blank
,jxl.write.biff.BlankRecord
,Boolean
,jxl.write.biff.BooleanRecord
,jxl.write.biff.CellValue
,jxl.write.biff.DateRecord
,DateTime
,Formula
,jxl.write.biff.FormulaRecord
,Label
,jxl.write.biff.LabelRecord
,Number
,jxl.write.biff.NumberRecord
public interface Cell
Represents an individual Cell within a Sheet. May be queried for its type and its content
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description CellFeatures
getCellFeatures()
Gets any special cell features, such as comments (notes) or cell validation present for this cellCellFormat
getCellFormat()
Gets the cell format which applies to this cell Note that for cell with a cell type of EMPTY, which has no formatting information, this method will return null.int
getColumn()
Returns the column number of this celljava.lang.String
getContents()
Quick and dirty function to return the contents of this cell as a string.int
getRow()
Returns the row number of this cellCellType
getType()
Returns the content type of this cellboolean
isHidden()
Indicates whether or not this cell is hidden, by virtue of either the entire row or column being collapsed
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Method Detail
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getRow
int getRow()
Returns the row number of this cell- Returns:
- the row number of this cell
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getColumn
int getColumn()
Returns the column number of this cell- Returns:
- the column number of this cell
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getType
CellType getType()
Returns the content type of this cell- Returns:
- the content type for this cell
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isHidden
boolean isHidden()
Indicates whether or not this cell is hidden, by virtue of either the entire row or column being collapsed- Returns:
- TRUE if this cell is hidden, FALSE otherwise
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getContents
java.lang.String getContents()
Quick and dirty function to return the contents of this cell as a string. For more complex manipulation of the contents, it is necessary to cast this interface to correct subinterface- Returns:
- the contents of this cell as a string
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getCellFormat
CellFormat getCellFormat()
Gets the cell format which applies to this cell Note that for cell with a cell type of EMPTY, which has no formatting information, this method will return null. Some empty cells (eg. on template spreadsheets) may have a cell type of EMPTY, but will actually contain formatting information- Returns:
- the cell format applied to this cell, or NULL if this is an empty cell
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getCellFeatures
CellFeatures getCellFeatures()
Gets any special cell features, such as comments (notes) or cell validation present for this cell- Returns:
- the cell features, or NULL if this cell has no special features
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