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+
+
+package org.apache.poi.hssf.util;
+
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.MergeCellsRecord.MergedRegion;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a from/to row/col square. This is a object primitive
+ * that can be used to represent row,col - row,col just as one would use String
+ * to represent a string of characters. Its really only useful for HSSF though.
+ *
+ * @author Andrew C. Oliver acoliver at apache dot org
+ */
+
+public class Region extends org.apache.poi.ss.util.Region
+{
+ /**
+ * Creates a new instance of Region (0,0 - 0,0)
+ */
+ public Region()
+ {
+ super();
+ }
+
+ public Region(int rowFrom, short colFrom, int rowTo, short colTo)
+ {
+ super(rowFrom, colFrom, rowTo, colTo);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * special constructor (I know this is bad but it is so wrong that its right
+ * okay) that makes a region from a mergedcells's region subrecord.
+ */
+
+ public Region(MergedRegion region)
+ {
+ super(region);
+ }
+
+ public Region(String ref) {
+ super(ref);
+ }
+}