Package org.apache.poi.ss.format

Class CellFormatter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.poi.ss.format.CellFormatter

Direct Known Subclasses:

CellDateFormatter, CellElapsedFormatter, CellGeneralFormatter, CellNumberFormatter, CellTextFormatter

public abstract class CellFormatter
extends Object

This is the abstract supertype for the various cell formatters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CellFormatter(String format)	Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.
CellFormatter(Locale locale, String format)	Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	format(Object value)	Formats the value, returning the resulting string.
abstract void	formatValue(StringBuffer toAppendTo, Object value)	Format a value according the format string.
String	simpleFormat(Object value)	Formats the value in the most basic way, returning the resulting string.
abstract void	simpleValue(StringBuffer toAppendTo, Object value)	Format a value according to the type, in the most basic way.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(String format)

Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.

Parameters:

format - The format.

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(Locale locale,
                     String format)

Creates a new formatter object, storing the format in format.

Parameters:

locale - The locale.

format - The format.

Method Detail

formatValue

public abstract void formatValue(StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 Object value)

Format a value according the format string.

Parameters:

toAppendTo - The buffer to append to.

value - The value to format.

simpleValue

public abstract void simpleValue(StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 Object value)

Format a value according to the type, in the most basic way.

Parameters:

toAppendTo - The buffer to append to.

value - The value to format.

format

public String format(Object value)

Formats the value, returning the resulting string.

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.

simpleFormat

public String simpleFormat(Object value)

Formats the value in the most basic way, returning the resulting string.

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.