Sheet


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19  
20  package jxl;
21  
22  import jxl.format.CellFormat;
23  
24  /**
25   * Represents a sheet within a workbook.  Provides a handle to the individual
26   * cells, or lines of cells (grouped by Row or Column)
27   */
28  public interface Sheet
29  {
30    /**
31     * Returns the cell specified at this row and at this column.
32     * If a column/row combination forms part of a merged group of cells
33     * then (unless it is the first cell of the group) a blank cell
34     * will be returned
35     *
36     * @param column the column number
37     * @param row the row number
38     * @return the cell at the specified co-ordinates
39     */
40    public Cell getCell(int column, int row);
41  
42    /**
43     * Returns the number of rows in this sheet
44     *
45     * @return the number of rows in this sheet
46     */
47    public int getRows();
48  
49    /**
50     * Returns the number of columns in this sheet
51     *
52     * @return the number of columns in this sheet
53     */
54    public int getColumns();
55  
56    /**
57     * Gets all the cells on the specified row
58     *
59     * @param row the rows whose cells are to be returned
60     * @return the cells on the given row
61     */
62    public Cell[] getRow(int row);
63  
64    /**
65     * Gets all the cells on the specified column
66     *
67     * @param col the column whose cells are to be returned
68     * @return the cells on the specified column
69     */
70    public Cell[] getColumn(int col);
71  
72    /**
73     * Gets the name of this sheet
74     *
75     * @return the name of the sheet
76     */
77    public String   getName();
78  
79    /**
80     * Determines whether the sheet is hidden
81     *
82     * @return whether or not the sheet is hidden
83     * @deprecated in favouf of the getSettings() method
84     */
85    public boolean isHidden();
86  
87    /**
88     * Determines whether the sheet is protected
89     *
90     * @return whether or not the sheet is protected
91     * @deprecated in favour of the getSettings() method
92     */
93    public boolean isProtected();
94  
95    /**
96     * Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in.
97     * If no match is found, then null is returned.  The search is performed
98     * on a row by row basis, so the lower the row number, the more
99     * efficiently the algorithm will perform
100    *
101    * @param  contents the string to match
102    * @return the Cell whose contents match the paramter, null if not found
103    */
104   public Cell findCell(String   contents);
105 
106   /**
107    * Gets the cell whose contents match the string passed in.
108    * If no match is found, then null is returned.  The search is performed
109    * on a row by row basis, so the lower the row number, the more
110    * efficiently the algorithm will perform.  This method differs
111    * from the findCell method in that only cells with labels are
112    * queried - all numerical cells are ignored.  This should therefore
113    * improve performance.
114    *
115    * @param  contents the string to match
116    * @return the Cell whose contents match the paramter, null if not found
117    */
118   public LabelCell findLabelCell(String   contents);
119 
120   /**
121    * Gets the hyperlinks on this sheet
122    *
123    * @return an array of hyperlinks
124    */
125   public Hyperlink[] getHyperlinks();
126 
127   /**
128    * Gets the cells which have been merged on this sheet
129    *
130    * @return an array of range objects
131    */
132   public Range[] getMergedCells();
133 
134   /**
135    * Gets the settings used on a particular sheet
136    *
137    * @return the sheet settings
138    */
139   public SheetSettings getSettings();
140 
141   /**
142    * Gets the column format for the specified column
143    *
144    * @param col the column number
145    * @return the column format, or NULL if the column has no specific format
146    * @deprecated Use getColumnView and the CellView bean instead
147    */
148   public CellFormat getColumnFormat(int col);
149 
150   /**
151    * Gets the column width for the specified column
152    *
153    * @param col the column number
154    * @return the column width, or the default width if the column has no
155    *         specified format
156    * @deprecated Use getColumnView instead
157    */
158   public int getColumnWidth(int col);
159 
160   /**
161    * Gets the column width for the specified column
162    *
163    * @param col the column number
164    * @return the column format, or the default format if no override is
165              specified
166    */
167   public CellView getColumnView(int col);
168 
169   /**
170    * Gets the column width for the specified column
171    *
172    * @param row the column number
173    * @return the row height, or the default height if the column has no
174    *         specified format
175    * @deprecated use getRowView instead
176    */
177   public int getRowHeight(int row);
178 
179   /**
180    * Gets the column width for the specified column
181    *
182    * @param row the column number
183    * @return the row format, which may be the default format if no format
184    *         is specified
185    */
186   public CellView getRowView(int row);
187 
188   /**
189    * Accessor for the number of images on the sheet
190    *
191    * @return the number of images on this sheet
192    */
193   public int getNumberOfImages();
194 
195   /**
196    * Accessor for the image
197    *
198    * @param i the 0 based image number
199    * @return  the image at the specified position
200    */
201   public Image getDrawing(int i);
202 }
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