XSSFCell (POI API Documentation)

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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected XSSFCell(XSSFRow row, org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell)
Construct a XSSFCell.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`XSSFCell(XSSFRow row, org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell)` Construct a XSSFCell.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`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.
`CellRangeAddress`	`getArrayFormulaRange()` Only valid for array formula cells
`boolean`	`getBooleanCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a boolean.
`CellType`	`getCachedFormulaResultType()` Only valid for formula cells
`XSSFComment`	`getCellComment()` Returns cell comment associated with this cell
`java.lang.String`	`getCellFormula()` Return a formula for the cell, for example, `SUM(C4:E4)`
`protected java.lang.String`	`getCellFormula(BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook fpb)` package/hierarchy use only - reuse an existing evaluation workbook if available for caching
`XSSFCellStyle`	`getCellStyle()` Return the cell's style.
`CellType`	`getCellType()` Return the cell type.
`int`	`getColumnIndex()` Returns column index of this cell
`org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell`	`getCTCell()` Returns the xml bean containing information about the cell's location (reference), value, data type, formatting, and formula
`java.util.Date`	`getDateCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a date.
`java.lang.String`	`getErrorCellString()` Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!
`byte`	`getErrorCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as an error code.
`XSSFHyperlink`	`getHyperlink()` Returns hyperlink associated with this cell
`java.time.LocalDateTime`	`getLocalDateTimeCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a LocalDateTime.
`double`	`getNumericCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a number.
`java.lang.String`	`getRawValue()` Returns the raw, underlying ooxml value for the cell
`java.lang.String`	`getReference()` Returns an A1 style reference to the location of this cell
`XSSFRichTextString`	`getRichStringCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString
`XSSFRow`	`getRow()` Returns the row this cell belongs to
`int`	`getRowIndex()` Returns row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell
`protected SharedStringsTable`	`getSharedStringSource()`
`XSSFSheet`	`getSheet()` Returns the sheet this cell belongs to
`protected SpreadsheetVersion`	`getSpreadsheetVersion()` Get the spreadsheet version for the given implementation.
`java.lang.String`	`getStringCellValue()` Get the value of the cell as a string
`protected StylesTable`	`getStylesSource()`
`boolean`	`isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup()`
`void`	`removeCellComment()` Removes the comment for this cell, if there is one.
`protected void`	`removeFormulaImpl()` Implementation-specific removal of the formula.
`void`	`removeHyperlink()` Removes the hyperlink for this cell, if there is one.
`void`	`setAsActiveCell()` Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet
`void`	`setCellComment(Comment comment)` Assign a comment to this cell.
`void`	`setCellErrorValue(byte errorCode)` Set a error value for the cell
`void`	`setCellErrorValue(FormulaError error)` Set a error value for the cell
`protected void`	`setCellFormulaImpl(java.lang.String formula)` Sets formula for this cell.
`protected void`	`setCellNum(int num)` Sets column index of this cell
`void`	`setCellStyle(CellStyle style)` Set the style for the cell.
`protected void`	`setCellType(CellType cellType, BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook evalWb)` Needed by bug #62834, which points out getCellFormula() expects an evaluation context or creates a new one, so if there is one in use, it needs to be carried on through.
`protected void`	`setCellTypeImpl(CellType cellType)` Implementation-specific logic
`void`	`setCellValue(boolean value)` Set a boolean value for the cell
`protected void`	`setCellValueImpl(java.util.Calendar value)` Implementation-specific way to set a calendar value.
`protected void`	`setCellValueImpl(java.util.Date value)` Implementation-specific way to set a date value.
`void`	`setCellValueImpl(double value)` Implementation-specific way to set a numeric value.
`protected void`	`setCellValueImpl(java.time.LocalDateTime value)` Implementation-specific way to set a date value.
`protected void`	`setCellValueImpl(RichTextString str)` Implementation-specific way to set a RichTextString value.
`protected void`	`setCellValueImpl(java.lang.String value)` Implementation-specific way to set a string value.
`void`	`setCTCell(org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell)` Set a new internal xml bean.
`void`	`setHyperlink(Hyperlink hyperlink)` Assign a hyperlink to this cell.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the cell
`void`	`updateCellReferencesForShifting(java.lang.String msg)`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellBase
getAddress, getValueType, removeFormula, setBlank, setCellFormula, setCellType, setCellValue, setCellValue, setCellValue, setCellValue, setCellValue, setCellValue, tryToDeleteArrayFormula

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell
setCellValue

- Constructor Detail
  - XSSFCell
```
protected XSSFCell(XSSFRow row,
                   org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell cell)
```
    Construct a XSSFCell.
    
    Parameters:
    
    row - the parent row.
    
    cell - the xml bean containing information about the cell.
- Method Detail
  - getSpreadsheetVersion
```
protected SpreadsheetVersion getSpreadsheetVersion()
```
    Get the spreadsheet version for the given implementation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSpreadsheetVersion in class CellBase
    
    Returns:
    
    the spreadsheet version
  - copyCellFrom
```
@Beta
 @Internal
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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if copy cell style and srcCell is from a different workbook
  - getSharedStringSource
```
protected SharedStringsTable getSharedStringSource()
```
    Returns:
    
    table of strings shared across this workbook
  - getStylesSource
```
protected StylesTable getStylesSource()
```
    Returns:
    
    table of cell styles shared across this workbook
  - 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:
    
    java.lang.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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
    
    java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
    
    See Also:
    
    for turning this number into a string similar to that which Excel would render this number as.
  - setCellValueImpl
```
public void setCellValueImpl(double value)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a numeric value. value is guaranteed to be a valid (non-NaN) double. The implementation is expected to adjust the cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() would return CellType.NUMERIC.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value to set
  - getStringCellValue
```
public java.lang.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
  - setCellValueImpl
```
protected void setCellValueImpl(java.lang.String value)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a string value. The value is guaranteed to be non-null and to satisfy the length limitation imposed by the spreadsheet version. The implementation is expected to adjust cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() (whichever appropriate) would return CellType.STRING.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value to set.
  - setCellValueImpl
```
protected void setCellValueImpl(RichTextString str)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a RichTextString value. The value is guaranteed to be non-null, having non-null value, and to satisfy the length limitation imposed by the spreadsheet version. The implementation is expected to adjust cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() (whichever appropriate) would return CellType.STRING.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - the new value to set.
  - getCellFormula
```
public java.lang.String getCellFormula()
```
    Return a formula for the cell, for example, SUM(C4:E4)
    
    Returns:
    
    a formula for the cell
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CellType.FORMULA
  - getCellFormula
```
protected java.lang.String getCellFormula(BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook fpb)
```
    package/hierarchy use only - reuse an existing evaluation workbook if available for caching
    
    Parameters:
    
    fpb - evaluation workbook for reuse, if available, or null to create a new one as needed
    
    Returns:
    
    a formula for the cell
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is not CellType.FORMULA
  - setCellFormulaImpl
```
protected void setCellFormulaImpl(java.lang.String formula)
```
    Sets formula for this cell.
    Note, this method only sets the formula string and does not calculate the formula value. To set the precalculated value use CellBase.setCellValue(double) or CellBase.setCellValue(String)
    
    Note, if there are any shared formulas, his will invalidate any FormulaEvaluator instances based on this workbook.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellFormulaImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    formula - the formula to set, e.g. "SUM(C4:E4)". If the argument is null then the current formula is removed.
    
    Throws:
    
    FormulaParseException - if the formula has incorrect syntax or is otherwise invalid
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the operation is not allowed, for example, when the cell is a part of a multi-cell array formula
  - removeFormulaImpl
```
protected void removeFormulaImpl()
```
    Description copied from class: CellBase
    
    Implementation-specific removal of the formula. The cell is guaranteed to have a regular formula set. Shall preserve the "cached" value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeFormulaImpl in class CellBase
  - 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 java.lang.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.
    
    Returns:
    
    the cell's style.
    
    See Also:
    
    Workbook.getCellStyleAt(int)
  - setCellStyle
```
public void setCellStyle(CellStyle style)
```
    Set the style for the cell. The style should be an XSSFCellStyle created/retreived 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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if style belongs to a different styles source (most likely because style is from a different Workbook)
    
    See Also:
    
    Workbook.createCellStyle()
  - 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 java.util.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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
    
    java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
    
    See Also:
    
    for formatting this date into a string similar to how excel does.
  - getLocalDateTimeCellValue
```
public java.time.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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() is CellType.STRING
    
    java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the cell value isn't a parsable double.
    
    See Also:
    
    for formatting this date into a string similar to how excel does.
  - setCellValueImpl
```
protected void setCellValueImpl(java.util.Date value)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a date value. value is guaranteed to be non-null. The implementation is expected to adjust the cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() would return CellType.NUMERIC.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new date to set
  - setCellValueImpl
```
protected void setCellValueImpl(java.time.LocalDateTime value)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a date value. value is guaranteed to be non-null. The implementation is expected to adjust the cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() would return CellType.NUMERIC.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new date to set
  - setCellValueImpl
```
protected void setCellValueImpl(java.util.Calendar value)
```
    Implementation-specific way to set a calendar value. value is guaranteed to be non-null. The implementation is expected to adjust the cell type accordingly, so that after this call getCellType() or getCachedFormulaResultType() would return CellType.NUMERIC.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellValueImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new calendar value to set
  - getErrorCellString
```
public java.lang.String getErrorCellString()
                                    throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!
    
    Returns:
    
    the error message such as #VALUE!
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't CellType.ERROR
    
    See Also:
    
    FormulaError
  - getErrorCellValue
```
public byte getErrorCellValue()
                       throws java.lang.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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the cell type returned by getCellType() isn't #ERROR
    
    See Also:
    
    FormulaError
  - 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:
    
    FormulaError
  - 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()
```
    Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet
  - setCellNum
```
protected void setCellNum(int num)
```
    Sets column index of this cell
    
    Parameters:
    
    num - column index of this cell
  - setCellTypeImpl
```
protected void setCellTypeImpl(CellType cellType)
```
    Description copied from class: CellBase
    
    Implementation-specific logic
    
    Specified by:
    
    setCellTypeImpl in class CellBase
    
    Parameters:
    
    cellType - new cell type. Guaranteed non-null, not _NONE.
  - setCellType
```
protected void setCellType(CellType cellType,
                           BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook evalWb)
```
    Needed by bug #62834, which points out getCellFormula() expects an evaluation context or creates a new one, so if there is one in use, it needs to be carried on through.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cellType -
    
    evalWb - BaseXSSFEvaluationWorkbook already in use, or null if a new implicit one should be used
  - toString
```
public java.lang.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 java.lang.Object
  - getRawValue
```
public java.lang.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 org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.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(org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.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(java.lang.String msg)
```

Class XSSFCell

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellBase

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell

Constructor Detail

XSSFCell

Method Detail

getSpreadsheetVersion

copyCellFrom

getSharedStringSource

getStylesSource

getSheet

getRow

getBooleanCellValue

setCellValue

getNumericCellValue

setCellValueImpl

getStringCellValue

getRichStringCellValue

setCellValueImpl

setCellValueImpl

getCellFormula

getCellFormula

setCellFormulaImpl

removeFormulaImpl

getColumnIndex

getRowIndex

getReference

getCellStyle

setCellStyle

getCellType

getCachedFormulaResultType

getDateCellValue

getLocalDateTimeCellValue

setCellValueImpl

setCellValueImpl

setCellValueImpl

getErrorCellString

getErrorCellValue

setCellErrorValue

setCellErrorValue

setAsActiveCell

setCellNum

setCellTypeImpl

setCellType

toString

getRawValue

getCellComment

setCellComment

removeCellComment

getHyperlink

setHyperlink

removeHyperlink

getCTCell

setCTCell

getArrayFormulaRange

isPartOfArrayFormulaGroup

updateCellReferencesForShifting