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+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel;
+
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * XSSF Only!
+ * High level abstraction of table in a workbook.
+ */
+public interface Table {
+ /**
+ * Regular expression matching a Structured Reference (Table syntax) for XSSF table expressions.
+ * Public for unit tests
+ * @see <a href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Using-structured-references-with-Excel-tables-F5ED2452-2337-4F71-BED3-C8AE6D2B276E">
+ * Excel Structured Reference Syntax
+ * </a>
+ */
+ Pattern isStructuredReference = Pattern.compile("[a-zA-Z_\\\\][a-zA-Z0-9._]*\\[.*\\]");
+
+ /**
+ * Get the top-left col index
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getStartColIndex();
+ /**
+ * Get the top-left row index
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getStartRowIndex();
+ /**
+ * Get the bottom-right col index
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getEndColIndex();
+ /**
+ * Get the bottom-right row index
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getEndRowIndex();
+ /**
+ * Get the name of the table.
+ */
+ String getName();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the index of a given named column in the table (names are case insensitive in XSSF).
+ * Note this list is lazily loaded and cached for performance.
+ * Changes to the underlying table structure are not reflected in later calls
+ * unless <code>XSSFTable.updateHeaders()</code> is called to reset the cache.
+ */
+ int findColumnIndex(String column);
+ /**
+ * Returns the sheet name that the table belongs to.
+ */
+ String getSheetName();
+ /**
+ * Returns true iff the table has 'Totals' row
+ */
+ boolean isHasTotalsRow();
+
+
+}