jxl
Interface Sheet

All Known Subinterfaces:
WritableSheet
All Known Implementing Classes:
SheetImpl

public interface Sheet

Represents a sheet within a workbook. Provides a handle to the individual cells, or lines of cells (grouped by Row or Column)


Method Summary
 Cell findCell(java.lang.String contents)
          Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in.
 LabelCell findLabelCell(java.lang.String contents)
          Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in.
 Cell getCell(int column, int row)
          Returns the cell specified at this row and at this column.
 Cell[] getColumn(int col)
          Gets all the cells on the specified column
 int getColumns()
          Returns the number of columns in this sheet
 Hyperlink[] getHyperlinks()
          Gets the hyperlinks on this sheet
 Range[] getMergedCells()
          Gets the cells which have been merged on this sheet
 java.lang.String getName()
          Gets the name of this sheet
 Cell[] getRow(int row)
          Gets all the cells on the specified row
 int getRows()
          Returns the number of rows in this sheet
 SheetSettings getSettings()
          Gets the settings used on a particular sheet
 boolean isHidden()
          Deprecated. in favouf of the getSettings() method
 boolean isProtected()
          Deprecated. in favour of the getSettings() method
 

Method Detail

getCell

public Cell getCell(int column,
                    int row)
Returns the cell specified at this row and at this column. If a column/row combination forms part of a merged group of cells then (unless it is the first cell of the group) a blank cell will be returned
Parameters:
column - the column number
row - the row number
Returns:
the cell at the specified co-ordinates

getRows

public int getRows()
Returns the number of rows in this sheet
Returns:
the number of rows in this sheet

getColumns

public int getColumns()
Returns the number of columns in this sheet
Returns:
the number of columns in this sheet

getRow

public Cell[] getRow(int row)
Gets all the cells on the specified row
Parameters:
row - the rows whose cells are to be returned
Returns:
the cells on the given row

getColumn

public Cell[] getColumn(int col)
Gets all the cells on the specified column
Parameters:
col - the column whose cells are to be returned
Returns:
the cells on the specified column

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Gets the name of this sheet
Returns:
the name of the sheet

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()
Deprecated. in favouf of the getSettings() method

Determines whether the sheet is hidden
Returns:
whether or not the sheet is hidden

isProtected

public boolean isProtected()
Deprecated. in favour of the getSettings() method

Determines whether the sheet is protected
Returns:
whether or not the sheet is protected

findCell

public Cell findCell(java.lang.String contents)
Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in. If no match is found, then null is returned. The search is performed on a row by row basis, so the lower the row number, the more efficiently the algorithm will perform
Parameters:
contents - the string to match
Returns:
the Cell whose contents match the paramter, null if not found

findLabelCell

public LabelCell findLabelCell(java.lang.String contents)
Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in. If no match is found, then null is returned. The search is performed on a row by row basis, so the lower the row number, the more efficiently the algorithm will perform. This method differs from the findCell method in that only cells with labels are queried - all numerical cells are ignored. This should therefore improve performance.
Parameters:
contents - the string to match
Returns:
the Cell whose contents match the paramter, null if not found

getHyperlinks

public Hyperlink[] getHyperlinks()
Gets the hyperlinks on this sheet
Returns:
an array of hyperlinks

getMergedCells

public Range[] getMergedCells()
Gets the cells which have been merged on this sheet
Returns:
an array of range objects

getSettings

public SheetSettings getSettings()
Gets the settings used on a particular sheet
Returns:
the sheet settings