org.apache.poi.ss.format
Class CellFormatter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.poi.ss.format.CellFormatter

Direct Known Subclasses:

CellDateFormatter, CellElapsedFormatter, CellGeneralFormatter, CellNumberFormatter, CellTextFormatter

public abstract class CellFormatter
extends java.lang.Object

This is the abstract supertype for the various cell formatters.

format

protected final java.lang.String format

The original specified format.

locale

protected final java.util.Locale locale

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(java.lang.String format)

Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.

Parameters:

format - The format.

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(java.util.Locale locale,
                     java.lang.String format)

Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.

Parameters:

locale - The locale.

format - The format.

formatValue

public abstract void formatValue(java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 java.lang.Object value)

Format a value according the format string.

Parameters:

toAppendTo - The buffer to append to.

value - The value to format.

simpleValue

public abstract void simpleValue(java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 java.lang.Object value)

Format a value according to the type, in the most basic way.

Parameters:

toAppendTo - The buffer to append to.

value - The value to format.

format

public java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object value)

Formats the value, returning the resulting string.

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.

simpleFormat

public java.lang.String simpleFormat(java.lang.Object value)

Formats the value in the most basic way, returning the resulting string.

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.