## org.apache.poi.hssf.util
Class HSSFCellUtil

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFCellUtil

    public final class HSSFCellUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Various utility functions that make working with a cells and rows easier. The various methods that deal with style's allow you to create your HSSFCellStyles as you need them. When you apply a style change to a cell, the code will attempt to see if a style already exists that meets your needs. If not, then it will create a new style. This is to prevent creating too many styles. there is an upper limit in Excel on the number of styles that can be supported.

Author:
  Eric Pugh epugh@upstate.com

Method Summary
`static HSSFCell` `createCell(HSSFRow row, int column, java.lang.String value)` Create a cell, and give it a value.
`static HSSFCell` `createCell(HSSFRow row, int column, java.lang.String value, HSSFCellStyle style)` Creates a cell, gives it a value, and applies a style if provided
`static HSSFCell` `getCell(HSSFRow row, int columnIndex)` Get a specific cell from a row.
`static HSSFRow` `getRow(int rowIndex, HSSFSheet sheet)` Get a row from the spreadsheet, and create it if it doesn't exist.
`static void` `setAlignment(HSSFCell cell, HSSFWorkbook workbook, short align)` Take a cell, and align it.
`static void` `setCellStyleProperty(HSSFCell cell, HSSFWorkbook workbook, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object propertyValue)` This method attempt to find an already existing HSSFCellStyle that matches what you want the style to be.
`static void` `setFont(HSSFCell cell, HSSFWorkbook workbook, HSSFFont font)` Take a cell, and apply a font to it
`static HSSFCell` `translateUnicodeValues(HSSFCell cell)` Looks for text in the cell that should be unicode, like α and provides the unicode version of it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### getRow

    public static HSSFRow getRow(int rowIndex,
                                 HSSFSheet sheet)

  Get a row from the spreadsheet, and create it if it doesn't exist.

  Parameters:
    `rowIndex` - The 0 based row number
    `sheet` - The sheet that the row is part of.
  Returns:
    The row indicated by the rowCounter

### getCell

    public static HSSFCell getCell(HSSFRow row,
                                   int columnIndex)

  Get a specific cell from a row. If the cell doesn't exist, then create it.

  Parameters:
    `row` - The row that the cell is part of
    `columnIndex` - The column index that the cell is in.
  Returns:
    The cell indicated by the column.

### createCell

    public static HSSFCell createCell(HSSFRow row,
                                      int column,
                                      java.lang.String value,
                                      HSSFCellStyle style)

  Creates a cell, gives it a value, and applies a style if provided

  Parameters:
    `row` - the row to create the cell in
    `column` - the column index to create the cell in
    `value` - The value of the cell
    `style` - If the style is not null, then set
  Returns:
    A new HSSFCell

### createCell

    public static HSSFCell createCell(HSSFRow row,
                                      int column,
                                      java.lang.String value)

  Create a cell, and give it a value.

  Parameters:
    `row` - the row to create the cell in
    `column` - the column index to create the cell in
    `value` - The value of the cell
  Returns:
    A new HSSFCell.

### setAlignment

    public static void setAlignment(HSSFCell cell,
                                    HSSFWorkbook workbook,
                                    short align)

  Take a cell, and align it.

  Parameters:
    `cell` - the cell to set the alignment for
    `workbook` - The workbook that is being worked with.
    `align` - the column alignment to use.
  See Also:
    `for alignment options`

### setFont

    public static void setFont(HSSFCell cell,
                               HSSFWorkbook workbook,
                               HSSFFont font)

  Take a cell, and apply a font to it

  Parameters:
    `cell` - the cell to set the alignment for
    `workbook` - The workbook that is being worked with.
    `font` - The HSSFFont that you want to set...

### setCellStyleProperty

    public static void setCellStyleProperty(HSSFCell cell,
                                            HSSFWorkbook workbook,
                                            java.lang.String propertyName,
                                            java.lang.Object propertyValue)

  This method attempt to find an already existing HSSFCellStyle that matches what you want the style to be. If it does not find the style, then it creates a new one. If it does create a new one, then it applies the propertyName and propertyValue to the style. This is necessary because Excel has an upper limit on the number of Styles that it supports.

  Parameters:
    `workbook` - The workbook that is being worked with.
    `propertyName` - The name of the property that is to be changed.
    `propertyValue` - The value of the property that is to be changed.
    `cell` - The cell that needs it's style changes

### translateUnicodeValues

    public static HSSFCell translateUnicodeValues(HSSFCell cell)

  Looks for text in the cell that should be unicode, like α and provides the unicode version of it.

  Parameters:
    `cell` - The cell to check for unicode values
  Returns:
    translated to unicode

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