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 java.lang.Object

This is the abstract supertype for the various cell formatters.

Author:

Ken Arnold, Industrious Media LLC

format

protected final java.lang.String format

The original specified format.

locale

protected final java.util.Locale locale

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(java.lang.String format)

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

Parameters:

format - The format.

CellFormatter

public CellFormatter(java.util.Locale locale,
                     java.lang.String format)

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

Parameters:

locale - The locale.

format - The format.

formatValue

public abstract void formatValue(java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 java.lang.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(java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                 java.lang.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 java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object value)

Formats the value, returning the resulting string.

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.

simpleFormat

public java.lang.String simpleFormat(java.lang.Object value)

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

Parameters:

value - The value to format.

Returns:

The value, formatted.