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3 * Copyright (C) 2002 Andrew Khan
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5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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19
20 package jxl;
21
22 /**
23  * This type represents the Microsoft concept of a Boolean. Accordingly, this
24  * cell represents either TRUE, FALSE or an error condition. This third
25  * state naturally makes handling BooleanCells quite tricky, and use of
26  * the specific access methods should be handled with care
27  */

28 public interface BooleanCell extends Cell
29 {
30   /**
31    * Gets the boolean value stored in this cell. If this cell contains an
32    * error, then returns FALSE. Always query this cell type using the
33    * accessor method isError() prior to calling this method
34    *
35    * @return TRUE if this cell contains TRUE, FALSE if it contains FALSE or
36    * an error code
37    */

38   public boolean getValue();
39 }
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