All Superinterfaces:

DifferentialStyleProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

HSSFConditionalFormattingRule, XSSFConditionalFormattingRule
```
public interface ConditionalFormattingRule
extends DifferentialStyleProvider
```
Represents a description of a conditional formatting rule

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BorderFormatting`	`createBorderFormatting()`	Create a new border formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
`FontFormatting`	`createFontFormatting()`	Create a new font formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
`PatternFormatting`	`createPatternFormatting()`	Create a new pattern formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
`BorderFormatting`	`getBorderFormatting()`
`ColorScaleFormatting`	`getColorScaleFormatting()`
`byte`	`getComparisonOperation()`	The comparison function used when the type of conditional formatting is set to `ConditionType.CELL_VALUE_IS`
`ConditionFilterType`	`getConditionFilterType()`	This is null if
`ConditionType`	`getConditionType()`	Type of conditional formatting rule.
`DataBarFormatting`	`getDataBarFormatting()`
`ConditionFilterData`	`getFilterConfiguration()`	This is null if
`FontFormatting`	`getFontFormatting()`
`String`	`getFormula1()`	The formula used to evaluate the first operand for the conditional formatting rule.
`String`	`getFormula2()`	The formula used to evaluate the second operand of the comparison when comparison type is `ConditionType.CELL_VALUE_IS` and operator is either `ComparisonOperator.BETWEEN` or `ComparisonOperator.NOT_BETWEEN`
`IconMultiStateFormatting`	`getMultiStateFormatting()`
`ExcelNumberFormat`	`getNumberFormat()`
`PatternFormatting`	`getPatternFormatting()`
`int`	`getPriority()`	The priority of the rule, if defined, otherwise 0.
`boolean`	`getStopIfTrue()`	Always true for HSSF rules, optional flag for XSSF rules.
`String`	`getText()`	XSSF rules store textual condition values as an attribute and also as a formula that needs shifting.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DifferentialStyleProvider
getStripeSize

- Method Detail
  - createBorderFormatting
```
BorderFormatting createBorderFormatting()
```
    Create a new border formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
    
    Returns:
    
    - border formatting object, never returns null.
  - getBorderFormatting
```
BorderFormatting getBorderFormatting()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getBorderFormatting in interface DifferentialStyleProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    - border formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - createFontFormatting
```
FontFormatting createFontFormatting()
```
    Create a new font formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
    
    Returns:
    
    - font formatting object, never returns null.
  - getFontFormatting
```
FontFormatting getFontFormatting()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getFontFormatting in interface DifferentialStyleProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    - font formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - createPatternFormatting
```
PatternFormatting createPatternFormatting()
```
    Create a new pattern formatting structure if it does not exist, otherwise just return existing object.
    
    Returns:
    
    - pattern formatting object, never returns null.
  - getPatternFormatting
```
PatternFormatting getPatternFormatting()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getPatternFormatting in interface DifferentialStyleProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    - pattern formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - getDataBarFormatting
```
DataBarFormatting getDataBarFormatting()
```
    Returns:
    
    - databar / data-bar formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - getMultiStateFormatting
```
IconMultiStateFormatting getMultiStateFormatting()
```
    Returns:
    
    - icon / multi-state formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - getColorScaleFormatting
```
ColorScaleFormatting getColorScaleFormatting()
```
    Returns:
    
    color scale / color grate formatting object if defined, null otherwise
  - getNumberFormat
```
ExcelNumberFormat getNumberFormat()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getNumberFormat in interface DifferentialStyleProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    number format defined for this rule, or null if the cell default should be used
  - getConditionType
```
ConditionType getConditionType()
```
    Type of conditional formatting rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of condition
  - getConditionFilterType
```
ConditionFilterType getConditionFilterType()
```
    This is null if
    getConditionType() != ConditionType.FILTER
    This is always ConditionFilterType.FILTER for HSSF rules of type ConditionType.FILTER.
    For XSSF filter rules, this will indicate the specific type of filter.
    
    Returns:
    
    filter type for filter rules, or null if not a filter rule.
  - getFilterConfiguration
```
ConditionFilterData getFilterConfiguration()
```
    This is null if
    getConditionFilterType() == null
    This means it is always null for HSSF, which does not define the extended condition types.
    This object contains the additional configuration information for XSSF filter conditions.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Filter Configuration Data, or null if there isn't any
  - getComparisonOperation
```
byte getComparisonOperation()
```
    The comparison function used when the type of conditional formatting is set to ConditionType.CELL_VALUE_IS
    MUST be a constant from ComparisonOperator
    
    Returns:
    
    the conditional format operator
  - getFormula1
```
String getFormula1()
```
    The formula used to evaluate the first operand for the conditional formatting rule.
    If the condition type is ConditionType.CELL_VALUE_IS, this field is the first operand of the comparison. If type is ConditionType.FORMULA, this formula is used to determine if the conditional formatting is applied.
    
    If comparison type is ConditionType.FORMULA the formula MUST be a Boolean function
    
    Returns:
    
    the first formula
  - getFormula2
```
String getFormula2()
```
    The formula used to evaluate the second operand of the comparison when comparison type is ConditionType.CELL_VALUE_IS and operator is either ComparisonOperator.BETWEEN or ComparisonOperator.NOT_BETWEEN
    
    Returns:
    
    the second formula
  - getText
```
String getText()
```
    XSSF rules store textual condition values as an attribute and also as a formula that needs shifting. Using the attribute is simpler/faster. HSSF rules don't have this and return null. We can fall back on the formula for those (AFAIK).
    
    Returns:
    
    condition text if it exists, or null
  - getPriority
```
int getPriority()
```
    The priority of the rule, if defined, otherwise 0.
    If priority is 0, just use definition order, as that's how older HSSF rules are evaluated.
    For XSSF, this should always be set. For HSSF, only newer style rules have this set, older ones will return 0.
    If a rule is created but not yet added to a sheet, this value may not be valid.
    
    Returns:
    
    rule priority
  - getStopIfTrue
```
boolean getStopIfTrue()
```
    Always true for HSSF rules, optional flag for XSSF rules. See Excel help for more.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if conditional formatting rule processing stops when this one is true, false if not
    
    See Also:
    
    Microsoft Excel help

Interface ConditionalFormattingRule

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DifferentialStyleProvider

Method Detail

createBorderFormatting

getBorderFormatting

createFontFormatting

getFontFormatting

createPatternFormatting

getPatternFormatting

getDataBarFormatting

getMultiStateFormatting

getColorScaleFormatting

getNumberFormat

getConditionType

getConditionFilterType

getFilterConfiguration

getComparisonOperation

getFormula1

getFormula2

getText

getPriority

getStopIfTrue