org.apache.poi.ss.util

Class AreaReference

java.lang.Object

org.apache.poi.ss.util.AreaReference

public class AreaReference
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AreaReference(CellReference topLeft, CellReference botRight, SpreadsheetVersion version) Creates an area ref from a pair of Cell References.
AreaReference(java.lang.String reference, SpreadsheetVersion version) Create an area ref from a string representation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	formatAsString() Returns a text representation of this area reference.
static AreaReference[]	generateContiguous(SpreadsheetVersion version, java.lang.String reference) Takes a non-contiguous area reference, and returns an array of contiguous area references
CellReference[]	getAllReferencedCells() Returns a reference to every cell covered by this area
CellReference	getFirstCell()
CellReference	getLastCell() Note - if this area reference refers to a single cell, the return value of this method will be identical to that of getFirstCell()
static AreaReference	getWholeColumn(SpreadsheetVersion version, java.lang.String start, java.lang.String end) Construct an AreaReference which spans one more columns.
static AreaReference	getWholeRow(SpreadsheetVersion version, java.lang.String start, java.lang.String end) Construct an AreaReference which spans one more rows
static boolean	isContiguous(java.lang.String reference) Is the reference for a contiguous (i.e.
boolean	isSingleCell()
boolean	isWholeColumnReference()
static boolean	isWholeColumnReference(SpreadsheetVersion version, CellReference topLeft, CellReference botRight) Is the reference for a whole-column reference, such as C:C or D:G ?
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AreaReference

public AreaReference(java.lang.String reference,
                     SpreadsheetVersion version)

Create an area ref from a string representation. Sheet names containing special characters should be delimited and escaped as per normal syntax rules for formulas.
The area reference must be contiguous (i.e. represent a single rectangle, not a union of rectangles)

AreaReference

public AreaReference(CellReference topLeft,
                     CellReference botRight,
                     SpreadsheetVersion version)

Creates an area ref from a pair of Cell References.

Method Detail

isContiguous

public static boolean isContiguous(java.lang.String reference)

Is the reference for a contiguous (i.e. unbroken) area, or is it made up of several different parts? (If it is, you will need to call generateContiguous(SpreadsheetVersion, String))

getWholeRow

public static AreaReference getWholeRow(SpreadsheetVersion version,
                                        java.lang.String start,
                                        java.lang.String end)

Construct an AreaReference which spans one more rows

Parameters:

version - Is the spreadsheet in format Excel97 or newer Excel versions

start - The 1-based start-index of the rows

end - The 1-based end-index of the rows

Returns:

An AreaReference that spans the given rows

getWholeColumn

public static AreaReference getWholeColumn(SpreadsheetVersion version,
                                           java.lang.String start,
                                           java.lang.String end)

Construct an AreaReference which spans one more columns. Columns are specified in the Excel format, i.e. "A" is the first column "B" the seconds, ... "AA", ..

Parameters:

version - Is the spreadsheet in format Excel97 or newer Excel versions

start - The ABC-based start-index of the columns

end - The ABC-based end-index of the columns

Returns:

An AreaReference that spans the given columns

isWholeColumnReference

public static boolean isWholeColumnReference(SpreadsheetVersion version,
                                             CellReference topLeft,
                                             CellReference botRight)

Is the reference for a whole-column reference, such as C:C or D:G ?

generateContiguous

public static AreaReference[] generateContiguous(SpreadsheetVersion version,
                                                 java.lang.String reference)

Takes a non-contiguous area reference, and returns an array of contiguous area references

Returns:

an array of contiguous area references.

isWholeColumnReference

public boolean isWholeColumnReference()

isSingleCell

public boolean isSingleCell()

Returns:

false if this area reference involves more than one cell

getFirstCell

public CellReference getFirstCell()

Returns:

the first cell reference which defines this area. Usually this cell is in the upper left corner of the area (but this is not a requirement).

getLastCell

public CellReference getLastCell()

Note - if this area reference refers to a single cell, the return value of this method will be identical to that of getFirstCell()

Returns:

the second cell reference which defines this area. For multi-cell areas, this is cell diagonally opposite the 'first cell'. Usually this cell is in the lower right corner of the area (but this is not a requirement).

getAllReferencedCells

public CellReference[] getAllReferencedCells()

Returns a reference to every cell covered by this area

formatAsString

public java.lang.String formatAsString()

Returns a text representation of this area reference.

Example return values:

Example return values

Result	Comment
A1:A1	Single cell area reference without sheet
A1:$C$1	Multi-cell area reference without sheet
Sheet1!A$1:B4	Standard sheet name
'O''Brien''s Sales'!B5:C6'	Sheet name with special characters

Returns:

the text representation of this area reference as it would appear in a formula.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object