org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel
Interface ObjectData

All Superinterfaces:

Shape, SimpleShape

All Known Implementing Classes:

HSSFObjectData

public interface ObjectData
extends SimpleShape

Common interface for OLE shapes, i.e. shapes linked to embedded documents

Since:

POI 3.16-beta2

getObjectData

byte[] getObjectData()
                     throws java.io.IOException

Returns:

the data portion, for an ObjectData that doesn't have an associated POIFS Directory Entry

Throws:

java.io.IOException

hasDirectoryEntry

boolean hasDirectoryEntry()

Returns:

does this ObjectData have an associated POIFS Directory Entry? (Not all do, those that don't have a data portion)

getDirectory

DirectoryEntry getDirectory()
                            throws java.io.IOException

Gets the object data. Only call for ones that have data though. See hasDirectoryEntry(). The caller has to close the corresponding POIFSFileSystem

Returns:

the object data as an OLE2 directory.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there was an error reading the data.

getOLE2ClassName

java.lang.String getOLE2ClassName()

Returns:

the OLE2 Class Name of the object

getFileName

java.lang.String getFileName()

Returns:

a filename suggestion - inspecting/interpreting the Directory object probably gives a better result

getPictureData

PictureData getPictureData()

Returns:

the preview picture