org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel
Interface DataFormat

All Known Implementing Classes:
HSSFDataFormat

public interface DataFormat


Method Summary
 java.lang.String getFormat(short index)
          get the format string that matches the given format index
 short getFormat(java.lang.String format)
          get the format index that matches the given format string.
 

Method Detail

getFormat

short getFormat(java.lang.String format)
get the format index that matches the given format string. Creates a new format if one is not found. Aliases text to the proper format.

Parameters:
format - string matching a built in format
Returns:
index of format.

getFormat

java.lang.String getFormat(short index)
get the format string that matches the given format index

Parameters:
index - of a format
Returns:
string represented at index of format or null if there is not a format at that index