Interface Workbook

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable, Iterable<Sheet>
All Known Implementing Classes:
HSSFWorkbook, SXSSFWorkbook, SXSSFWorkbookWithCustomZipEntrySource, XSSFWorkbook

public interface Workbook extends Closeable, Iterable<Sheet>
High level representation of a Excel workbook. This is the first object most users will construct whether they are reading or writing a workbook. It is also the top level object for creating new sheets/etc.
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • getActiveSheetIndex

      int getActiveSheetIndex()
      Convenience method to get the active sheet. The active sheet is is the sheet which is currently displayed when the workbook is viewed in Excel. 'Selected' sheet(s) is a distinct concept.
      Returns:
      the index of the active sheet (0-based)
    • setActiveSheet

      void setActiveSheet(int sheetIndex)
      Convenience method to set the active sheet. The active sheet is is the sheet which is currently displayed when the workbook is viewed in Excel. 'Selected' sheet(s) is a distinct concept.
      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - index of the active sheet (0-based)
    • getFirstVisibleTab

      int getFirstVisibleTab()
      Gets the first tab that is displayed in the list of tabs in excel.
      Returns:
      the first tab that to display in the list of tabs (0-based).
    • setFirstVisibleTab

      void setFirstVisibleTab(int sheetIndex)
      Sets the first tab that is displayed in the list of tabs in excel.
      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - the first tab that to display in the list of tabs (0-based)
    • setSheetOrder

      void setSheetOrder(String sheetname, int pos)
      Sets the order of appearance for a given sheet.
      Parameters:
      sheetname - the name of the sheet to reorder
      pos - the position that we want to insert the sheet into (0 based)
    • setSelectedTab

      void setSelectedTab(int index)
      Sets the tab whose data is actually seen when the sheet is opened. This may be different from the "selected sheet" since excel seems to allow you to show the data of one sheet when another is seen "selected" in the tabs (at the bottom).
      Parameters:
      index - the index of the sheet to select (0 based)
      See Also:
    • setSheetName

      void setSheetName(int sheet, String name)
      Set the sheet name.

      See WorkbookUtil.createSafeSheetName(String nameProposal) for a safe way to create valid names

      Parameters:
      sheet - number (0 based)
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the name is null or invalid or workbook already contains a sheet with this name
      See Also:
    • getSheetName

      String getSheetName(int sheet)
      Get the sheet name
      Parameters:
      sheet - sheet number (0 based)
      Returns:
      Sheet name
    • getSheetIndex

      int getSheetIndex(String name)
      Returns the index of the sheet by his name
      Parameters:
      name - the sheet name
      Returns:
      index of the sheet (0 based)
    • getSheetIndex

      int getSheetIndex(Sheet sheet)
      Returns the index of the given sheet
      Parameters:
      sheet - the sheet to look up
      Returns:
      index of the sheet (0 based)
    • createSheet

      Sheet createSheet()
      Create a Sheet for this Workbook, adds it to the sheets and returns the high level representation. Use this to create new sheets.
      Returns:
      Sheet representing the new sheet.
    • createSheet

      Sheet createSheet(String sheetname)
      Create a new sheet for this Workbook and return the high level representation. Use this to create new sheets.

      Note that Excel allows sheet names up to 31 chars in length but other applications (such as OpenOffice) allow more. Some versions of Excel crash with names longer than 31 chars, others - truncate such names to 31 character.

      POI's SpreadsheetAPI silently truncates the input argument to 31 characters. Example:

      
           Sheet sheet = workbook.createSheet("My very long sheet name which is longer than 31 chars"); // will be truncated
           assert 31 == sheet.getSheetName().length();
           assert "My very long sheet name which i" == sheet.getSheetName();
           

      Except the 31-character constraint, Excel applies some other rules:

      Sheet name MUST be unique in the workbook and MUST NOT contain the any of the following characters:

      • 0x0000
      • 0x0003
      • colon (:)
      • backslash (\)
      • asterisk (*)
      • question mark (?)
      • forward slash (/)
      • opening square bracket ([)
      • closing square bracket (])
      The string MUST NOT begin or end with the single quote (') character.

      See WorkbookUtil.createSafeSheetName(String nameProposal) for a safe way to create valid names

      Parameters:
      sheetname - The name to set for the sheet.
      Returns:
      Sheet representing the new sheet.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the name is null or invalid or workbook already contains a sheet with this name
      See Also:
    • cloneSheet

      Sheet cloneSheet(int sheetNum)
      Create an Sheet from an existing sheet in the Workbook.
      Returns:
      Sheet representing the cloned sheet.
    • sheetIterator

      Iterator<Sheet> sheetIterator()
      Returns an iterator of the sheets in the workbook in sheet order. Includes hidden and very hidden sheets.
      Returns:
      an iterator of the sheets.
    • getNumberOfSheets

      int getNumberOfSheets()
      Get the number of spreadsheets in the workbook
      Returns:
      the number of sheets
    • getSheetAt

      Sheet getSheetAt(int index)
      Get the Sheet object at the given index.
      Parameters:
      index - of the sheet number (0-based physical & logical)
      Returns:
      Sheet at the provided index
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= getNumberOfSheets()).
    • getSheet

      Sheet getSheet(String name)
      Get sheet with the given name
      Parameters:
      name - of the sheet
      Returns:
      Sheet with the name provided or null if it does not exist
    • removeSheetAt

      void removeSheetAt(int index)
      Removes sheet at the given index
      Parameters:
      index - of the sheet to remove (0-based)
    • createFont

      Font createFont()
      Create a new Font and add it to the workbook's font table
      Returns:
      new font object
    • findFont

      Font findFont(boolean bold, short color, short fontHeight, String name, boolean italic, boolean strikeout, short typeOffset, byte underline)
      Finds a font that matches the one with the supplied attributes
      Returns:
      the font with the matched attributes or null
    • getNumberOfFonts

      @Removal(version="4.2") short getNumberOfFonts()
      Deprecated.
      use getNumberOfFontsAsInt() instead
      Get the number of fonts in the font table
      Returns:
      number of fonts
    • getNumberOfFontsAsInt

      int getNumberOfFontsAsInt()
      Get the number of fonts in the font table
      Returns:
      number of fonts
      Since:
      4.0.0
    • getFontAt

      @Removal(version="4.2") Font getFontAt(short idx)
      Deprecated.
      use getFontAt(int)
      Get the font at the given index number
      Parameters:
      idx - index number (0-based)
      Returns:
      font at the index
    • getFontAt

      Font getFontAt(int idx)
      Get the font at the given index number
      Parameters:
      idx - index number (0-based)
      Returns:
      font at the index
      Since:
      4.0.0
    • createCellStyle

      CellStyle createCellStyle()
      Create a new Cell style and add it to the workbook's style table
      Returns:
      the new Cell Style object
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the number of cell styles exceeded the limit for this type of Workbook.
    • getNumCellStyles

      int getNumCellStyles()
      Get the number of styles the workbook contains
      Returns:
      count of cell styles
    • getCellStyleAt

      CellStyle getCellStyleAt(int idx)
      Get the cell style object at the given index
      Parameters:
      idx - index within the set of styles (0-based)
      Returns:
      CellStyle object at the index
    • write

      void write(OutputStream stream) throws IOException
      Write out this workbook to an Outputstream.
      Parameters:
      stream - - the java OutputStream you wish to write to
      Throws:
      IOException - if anything can't be written.
    • close

      void close() throws IOException
      Close the underlying input resource (File or Stream), from which the Workbook was read.

      Once this has been called, no further operations, updates or reads should be performed on the Workbook.

      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Throws:
      IOException
    • getNumberOfNames

      int getNumberOfNames()
      Returns:
      the total number of defined names in this workbook
    • getName

      Name getName(String name)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the defined name
      Returns:
      the defined name with the specified name. null if not found.
    • getNames

      List<? extends Name> getNames(String name)
      Returns all defined names with the given name.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the defined name
      Returns:
      a list of the defined names with the specified name. An empty list is returned if none is found.
    • getAllNames

      List<? extends Name> getAllNames()
      Returns all defined names.
      Returns:
      a list of the defined names. An empty list is returned if none is found.
    • getNameAt

      @Deprecated @Removal(version="5.0.0") Name getNameAt(int nameIndex)
      Deprecated.
      4.0.0. New projects should avoid accessing named ranges by index.
      Parameters:
      nameIndex - position of the named range (0-based)
      Returns:
      the defined name at the specified index
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied index is invalid
    • createName

      Name createName()
      Creates a new (uninitialised) defined name in this workbook
      Returns:
      new defined name object
    • getNameIndex

      @Deprecated @Removal(version="3.20") int getNameIndex(String name)
      Deprecated.
      3.18. New projects should avoid accessing named ranges by index. Use getName(String) instead.
      Gets the defined name index by name
      Note: Excel defined names are case-insensitive and this method performs a case-insensitive search.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the defined name
      Returns:
      zero based index of the defined name. -1 if not found.
    • removeName

      @Deprecated @Removal(version="3.20") void removeName(int index)
      Deprecated.
      3.18. New projects should use removeName(Name).
      Remove the defined name at the specified index
      Parameters:
      index - named range index (0 based)
    • removeName

      @Deprecated @Removal(version="3.20") void removeName(String name)
      Deprecated.
      3.18. New projects should use removeName(Name).
      Remove a defined name by name
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the defined name
    • removeName

      void removeName(Name name)
      Remove a defined name
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the defined name
    • linkExternalWorkbook

      int linkExternalWorkbook(String name, Workbook workbook)
      Adds the linking required to allow formulas referencing the specified external workbook to be added to this one.

      In order for formulas such as "[MyOtherWorkbook]Sheet3!$A$5" to be added to the file, some linking information must first be recorded. Once a given external workbook has been linked, then formulas using it can added. Each workbook needs linking only once.

      This linking only applies for writing formulas. To link things for evaluation, see FormulaEvaluator.setupReferencedWorkbooks(java.util.Map)

      Parameters:
      name - The name the workbook will be referenced as in formulas
      workbook - The open workbook to fetch the link required information from
    • setPrintArea

      void setPrintArea(int sheetIndex, String reference)
      Sets the printarea for the sheet provided

      i.e. Reference = $A$1:$B$2

      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - Zero-based sheet index (0 Represents the first sheet to keep consistent with java)
      reference - Valid name Reference for the Print Area
    • setPrintArea

      void setPrintArea(int sheetIndex, int startColumn, int endColumn, int startRow, int endRow)
      For the Convenience of Java Programmers maintaining pointers.
      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - Zero-based sheet index (0 = First Sheet)
      startColumn - Column to begin printarea
      endColumn - Column to end the printarea
      startRow - Row to begin the printarea
      endRow - Row to end the printarea
      See Also:
    • getPrintArea

      String getPrintArea(int sheetIndex)
      Retrieves the reference for the printarea of the specified sheet, the sheet name is appended to the reference even if it was not specified.
      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - Zero-based sheet index (0 Represents the first sheet to keep consistent with java)
      Returns:
      String Null if no print area has been defined
    • removePrintArea

      void removePrintArea(int sheetIndex)
      Delete the printarea for the sheet specified
      Parameters:
      sheetIndex - Zero-based sheet index (0 = First Sheet)
    • getMissingCellPolicy

      Row.MissingCellPolicy getMissingCellPolicy()
      Retrieves the current policy on what to do when getting missing or blank cells from a row.

      The default is to return blank and null cells. Row.MissingCellPolicy

    • setMissingCellPolicy

      void setMissingCellPolicy(Row.MissingCellPolicy missingCellPolicy)
      Sets the policy on what to do when getting missing or blank cells from a row. This will then apply to all calls to Row.getCell(int) }. See Row.MissingCellPolicy
    • createDataFormat

      DataFormat createDataFormat()
      Returns the instance of DataFormat for this workbook.
      Returns:
      the DataFormat object
    • addPicture

      int addPicture(byte[] pictureData, int format)
      Adds a picture to the workbook.
      Parameters:
      pictureData - The bytes of the picture
      format - The format of the picture.
      Returns:
      the index to this picture (1 based).
      See Also:
    • getAllPictures

      List<? extends PictureData> getAllPictures()
      Gets all pictures from the Workbook.
      Returns:
      the list of pictures (a list of PictureData objects.)
    • getCreationHelper

      CreationHelper getCreationHelper()
      Returns an object that handles instantiating concrete classes of the various instances one needs for HSSF and XSSF.
    • isHidden

      boolean isHidden()
      Returns:
      false if this workbook is not visible in the GUI
    • setHidden

      void setHidden(boolean hiddenFlag)
      Parameters:
      hiddenFlag - pass false to make the workbook visible in the GUI
    • isSheetHidden

      boolean isSheetHidden(int sheetIx)
      Check whether a sheet is hidden.

      Note that a sheet could instead be set to be very hidden, which is different (isSheetVeryHidden(int))

      Parameters:
      sheetIx - Number
      Returns:
      true if sheet is hidden
      See Also:
    • isSheetVeryHidden

      boolean isSheetVeryHidden(int sheetIx)
      Check whether a sheet is very hidden.

      This is different from the normal hidden status (isSheetHidden(int))

      Parameters:
      sheetIx - sheet index to check
      Returns:
      true if sheet is very hidden
      See Also:
    • setSheetHidden

      void setSheetHidden(int sheetIx, boolean hidden)
      Hide or unhide a sheet. Please note that the sheet currently set as active sheet (sheet 0 in a newly created workbook or the one set via setActiveSheet()) cannot be hidden.
      Parameters:
      sheetIx - the sheet index (0-based)
      hidden - True to mark the sheet as hidden, false otherwise
      See Also:
    • getSheetVisibility

      SheetVisibility getSheetVisibility(int sheetIx)
      Get the visibility (visible, hidden, very hidden) of a sheet in this workbook
      Parameters:
      sheetIx - the index of the sheet
      Returns:
      the sheet visibility
      Since:
      POI 3.16 beta 2
    • setSheetVisibility

      void setSheetVisibility(int sheetIx, SheetVisibility visibility)
      Hide or unhide a sheet. Please note that the sheet currently set as active sheet (sheet 0 in a newly created workbook or the one set via setActiveSheet()) cannot be hidden.
      Parameters:
      sheetIx - the sheet index (0-based)
      visibility - the sheet visibility to set
      Since:
      POI 3.16 beta 2
    • addToolPack

      void addToolPack(UDFFinder toopack)
      Register a new toolpack in this workbook.
      Parameters:
      toopack - the toolpack to register
    • setForceFormulaRecalculation

      void setForceFormulaRecalculation(boolean value)
      Whether the application shall perform a full recalculation when the workbook is opened.

      Typically you want to force formula recalculation when you modify cell formulas or values of a workbook previously created by Excel. When set to true, this flag will tell Excel that it needs to recalculate all formulas in the workbook the next time the file is opened.

      Note, that recalculation updates cached formula results and, thus, modifies the workbook. Depending on the version, Excel may prompt you with "Do you want to save the changes in filename?" on close.

      Parameters:
      value - true if the application will perform a full recalculation of workbook values when the workbook is opened
      Since:
      3.8
    • getForceFormulaRecalculation

      boolean getForceFormulaRecalculation()
      Whether Excel will be asked to recalculate all formulas when the workbook is opened.
      Since:
      3.8
    • getSpreadsheetVersion

      SpreadsheetVersion getSpreadsheetVersion()
      Returns the spreadsheet version of this workbook
      Returns:
      SpreadsheetVersion enum
      Since:
      3.14 beta 2
    • addOlePackage

      int addOlePackage(byte[] oleData, String label, String fileName, String command) throws IOException
      Adds an OLE package manager object with the given content to the sheet
      Parameters:
      oleData - the payload
      label - the label of the payload
      fileName - the original filename
      command - the command to open the payload
      Returns:
      the index of the added ole object, i.e. the storage id
      Throws:
      IOException - if the object can't be embedded