Package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel

Interface DataFormat

All Known Implementing Classes:

HSSFDataFormat, XSSFDataFormat

public interface DataFormat

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
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