Package csv.impl

Class ExcelWriter

java.lang.Object
csv.impl.AbstractTableWriter
csv.impl.AbstractStreamTableWriter
csv.impl.ExcelWriter
All Implemented Interfaces:
TableWriter
Direct Known Subclasses:
XExcelWriter
public class ExcelWriter extends AbstractStreamTableWriter
Provides ability to write classic Excel files.

The Excel will be written with a call to close() only! Please notice that this implementation does not support writing formulas into cells, yet. Example: 

java.io.File f = new java.io.File("excel-test.xls");
ExcelWriter out = new ExcelWriter(f);
out.printRow(new Object[] { "0:0", new Integer(3), new Date() });
out.printRow(new Object[] { "1:0", new Double(), "another String value" });
out.close();
Author:
RalphSchuster
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  • Field Details

    • workbook

      protected org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook workbook

  • Constructor Details

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter()
      Default constructor. Please, notice that you are required to set the output stream before closing the writer.
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    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook workbook)
      Constructor with existing workbook. You can use this constructor if you wanna write to an existing workbook. Please, notice that you are required to set the output stream before closing the writer.
      Parameters:
      workbook - the workbook to be used
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    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(OutputStream out)
      Constructor with defined output stream. A new workbook will be created.
      Parameters:
      out - output stream to be used.

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook workbook, OutputStream out)
      Constructor with existing workbook and defined output stream.
      Parameters:
      workbook - the workbook to be used
      out - output stream to be used

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(File file) throws IOException
      Constructor for writing into a file. A new workbook will be created.
      Parameters:
      file - output file to be used
      Throws:
      IOException - when the file cannot be written to

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook workbook, File file) throws IOException
      Constructor with existing workbook that needs to be written to a file.
      Parameters:
      workbook - the workbook to be used
      file - output file to be used
      Throws:
      IOException - when the file cannot be written to

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(String file) throws IOException
      Constructor for writing into a file. A new workbook will be created.
      Parameters:
      file - output file to be used
      Throws:
      IOException - when the file cannot be written to

    • ExcelWriter

      public ExcelWriter(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook workbook, String file) throws IOException
      Constructor with existing workbook that needs to be written to a file.
      Parameters:
      workbook - the workbook to be used
      file - output file to be used
      Throws:
      IOException - when the file cannot be written to

  • Method Details

    • printRow

      public void printRow(Object[] columns) throws IOException
      Prints the values to the Excel file. Please note that this method maintains an internal row counter and will always start with row index 0 to write to. The method will automatically increase this internal counter. You could avoid this by using printRow(Object[], int)
      Parameters:
      columns - values to be written to the Excel sheet
      Throws:
      IOException - when an exception occurs
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    • printRow

      public void printRow(Object[] columns, int rowNum) throws IOException
      Prints the values to the Excel file at the given row. This method is useful in case you want to write specific rows, e.g. when writing to an existing workbook.
      Parameters:
      columns - values to be written to the Excel sheet
      rowNum - index of row to be written
      Throws:
      IOException - when an error occurs while writing
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    • printComment

      public void printComment(String comment, int row, int column) throws IOException
      Prints a comment into the output stream. This implementation does nothing by default.
      Specified by:
      printComment in interface TableWriter
      Overrides:
      printComment in class AbstractTableWriter
      Parameters:
      comment - the comment to write
      row - index of row for comment
      column - index of column for comment
      Throws:
      IOException - when an exception occurs

    • getOrCreateCell

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell getOrCreateCell(int row, int column)
      Returns an existing cell or creates one.
      Parameters:
      row - row index
      column - column index
      Returns:
      cell object

    • getOrCreateCell

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell getOrCreateCell(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row row, int column)
      Returns an existing cell or creates one.
      Parameters:
      row - row object
      column - column index
      Returns:
      cell object

    • getOrCreateRow

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row getOrCreateRow(int row)
      Returns an existing row or creates one. This method also notifies all ExcelListeners about a new row.
      Parameters:
      row - row index
      Returns:
      row object

    • setValue

      public void setValue(int row, int column, Object value)
      Sets the value at the specified cell.
      Parameters:
      row - row index
      column - column index
      value - value to be set
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    • setValue

      public void setValue(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row row, int column, Object value)
      Sets the value at the specified cell.
      Parameters:
      row - row object
      column - column index
      value - value to be set
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    • setValue

      public void setValue(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell cell, Object value)
      Sets the value at the specified cell. This method automatically selects the correct type for the cell and notifies the ExcelFormatter to set the correct style on this cell.
      Parameters:
      cell - cell object
      value - value to be set

    • getWorkbook

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook getWorkbook()
      Returns the workbook or creates a fresh one.
      Returns:
      the workbook

    • getSheet

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet getSheet()
      Returns the current sheet or creates a fresh one.
      Returns:
      the sheet

    • selectSheet

      public void selectSheet(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet sheet)
      This method selects the given sheet. This will reset the internal row counter (see printRow(Object[])).
      Parameters:
      sheet - sheet to be selected

    • selectSheet

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet selectSheet(int index)
      This method selects the sheet at given index. If no such sheet exists, it will be created. This will reset the internal row counter (see printRow(Object[])).
      Parameters:
      index - sheet index
      Returns:
      sheet selected

    • createSheet

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet createSheet()
      Creates a new sheet for the workbook.
      Returns:
      sheet created

    • createSheet

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet createSheet(int index)
      Creates a new sheet for the workbook at specified index.
      Parameters:
      index - of sheet (-1 adds the sheet at the end of all sheet)
      Returns:
      sheet created

    • createSheet

      public org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet createSheet(int index, String name)
      Creates a new sheet for the workbook at specified index.
      Parameters:
      name - name of new sheet
      index - of sheet (-1 adds the sheet at the end of all sheet)
      Returns:
      sheet created

    • close

      public void close()
      Closes the writer and writes the Excel to the underlying stream. Please note that all modifications of an Excel sheet appear in memory only and need to be written finally by calling this method.
      Specified by:
      close in interface TableWriter
      Overrides:
      close in class AbstractStreamTableWriter
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    • registerExcelListener

      public void registerExcelListener(ExcelListener l)
      Registers an Excel Listener. This listener will be informed whenever a new row was created.
      Parameters:
      l - the listener

    • unregisterExcelListener

      public void unregisterExcelListener(ExcelListener l)
      Unregisters an ExcelListener. Registered ExcelListeners will be informed whenever a new row was created.
      Parameters:
      l - the listener

    • notifyExcelListeners

      protected void notifyExcelListeners(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row row)
      Notifies all Excel Listeners about the new row.
      Parameters:
      row - the row that was created

    • getFormatter

      public ExcelFormatter getFormatter()
      Returns the formatter set for this ExcelWriter.
      Returns:
      the formatter

    • setFormatter

      public void setFormatter(ExcelFormatter formatter)
      Sets the formatter for this ExcelWriter. ExcelFormatter are responsible to set the correct style of cells. The ExcelFormatter will be informed whenever a value in a cell was modified.
      Parameters:
      formatter - the formatter to set
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    • setStyle

      protected void setStyle(org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell cell, Object value)
      Sets the style of a cell. The method is called immediately after a cell was modified. The default implementation will call ExcelFormatter.setStyle(ExcelWriter, Cell, Object).
      Parameters:
      cell - cell to be formatted
      value - value that was set
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