/**
* Use this to create new cells within the row and return it.
* <p>
- * The cell that is returned is a CELL_TYPE_BLANK. The type can be changed
- * either through calling setCellValue or setCellType.
+ * The cell that is returned will be of the requested type.
+ * The type can be changed either through calling setCellValue
+ * or setCellType, but there is a small overhead to doing this,
+ * so it is best to create of the required type up front.
*
* @param columnIndex - the column number this cell represents
*
/**
* Use this to create new cells within the row and return it.
* <p>
- * The cell that is returned is a {@link Cell#CELL_TYPE_BLANK}. The type can be changed
- * either through calling setCellValue or setCellType.
+ * The cell that is returned will be of the requested type.
+ * The type can be changed either through calling setCellValue
+ * or setCellType, but there is a small overhead to doing this,
+ * so it is best to create of the required type up front.
*
* @param column - the column number this cell represents
+ * @param type - the cell's data type
* @return Cell a high level representation of the created cell.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if columnIndex < 0 or greate than a maximum number of supported columns
* (255 for *.xls, 1048576 for *.xlsx)
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_BLANK
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_ERROR
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC
+ * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_STRING
*/
Cell createCell(int column, int type);