poi/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java

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package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.SharedFormulaRecord;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula.Ptg;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula.eval.ErrorEval;
import org.apache.poi.ss.SpreadsheetVersion;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.FormulaParser;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.FormulaRenderer;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.FormulaType;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellStyle;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Comment;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DataFormatter;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.DateUtil;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.FormulaError;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Hyperlink;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.RichTextString;
import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference;
import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.SharedStringsTable;
import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.StylesTable;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCell;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTCellFormula;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.STCellFormulaType;
import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.STCellType;

/**
 * High level representation of a cell in a row of a spreadsheet.
 * <p>
 * Cells can be numeric, formula-based or string-based (text).  The cell type
 * specifies this.  String cells cannot conatin numbers and numeric cells cannot
 * contain strings (at least according to our model).  Client apps should do the
 * conversions themselves.  Formula cells have the formula string, as well as
 * the formula result, which can be numeric or string.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Cells should have their number (0 based) before being added to a row.  Only
 * cells that have values should be added.
 * </p>
 */
public final class XSSFCell implements Cell {

    private static final String FALSE_AS_STRING = "0";
    private static final String TRUE_AS_STRING  = "1";

    /**
     * the xml bean containing information about the cell's location, value,
     * data type, formatting, and formula
     */
    private final CTCell _cell;

    /**
     * the XSSFRow this cell belongs to
     */
    private final XSSFRow _row;

    /**
     * 0-based column index
     */
    private int _cellNum;

    /**
     * Table of strings shared across this workbook.
     * If two cells contain the same string, then the cell value is the same index into SharedStringsTable
     */
    private SharedStringsTable _sharedStringSource;

    /**
     * Table of cell styles shared across all cells in a workbook.
     */
    private StylesTable _stylesSource;

    /**
     * Construct a XSSFCell.
     *
     * @param row the parent row.
     * @param cell the xml bean containing information about the cell.
     */
    protected XSSFCell(XSSFRow row, CTCell cell) {
        _cell = cell;
        _row = row;
        if (cell.getR() != null) {
            _cellNum = new CellReference(cell.getR()).getCol();
        }
        _sharedStringSource = row.getSheet().getWorkbook().getSharedStringSource();
        _stylesSource = row.getSheet().getWorkbook().getStylesSource();
    }

    /**
     * @return table of strings shared across this workbook
     */
    protected SharedStringsTable getSharedStringSource() {
        return _sharedStringSource;
    }

    /**
     * @return table of cell styles shared across this workbook
     */
    protected StylesTable getStylesSource() {
        return _stylesSource;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the sheet this cell belongs to
     *
     * @return the sheet this cell belongs to
     */
    public XSSFSheet getSheet() {
        return getRow().getSheet();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the row this cell belongs to
     *
     * @return the row this cell belongs to
     */
    public XSSFRow getRow() {
        return _row;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as a boolean.
     * <p>
     * For strings, numbers, and errors, we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a false.
     * </p>
     * @return the value of the cell as a boolean
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()}
     *   is not CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, CELL_TYPE_BLANK or CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
     */
    public boolean getBooleanCellValue() {
        int cellType = getCellType();
        switch(cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                return false;
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                return _cell.isSetV() && TRUE_AS_STRING.equals(_cell.getV());
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                //YK: should throw an exception if requesting boolean value from a non-boolean formula
                return _cell.isSetV() && TRUE_AS_STRING.equals(_cell.getV());
            default:
                throw typeMismatch(CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN, cellType, false);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Set a boolean value for the cell
     *
     * @param value the boolean value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value, for booleans we'll set its value. For other types we
     *        will change the cell to a boolean cell and set its value.
     */
    public void setCellValue(boolean value) {
        _cell.setT(STCellType.B);
        _cell.setV(value ? TRUE_AS_STRING : FALSE_AS_STRING);
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as a number.
     * <p>
     * For strings we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a 0.
     * For formulas or error cells we return the precalculated value;
     * </p>
     * @return the value of the cell as a number
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()} is CELL_TYPE_STRING
     * @exception NumberFormatException if the cell value isn't a parsable <code>double</code>.
     * @see DataFormatter for turning this number into a string similar to that which Excel would render this number as.
     */
    public double getNumericCellValue() {
        int cellType = getCellType();
        switch(cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                return 0.0;
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                return _cell.isSetV() ? Double.parseDouble(_cell.getV()) : 0.0;
            default:
                throw typeMismatch(CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC, cellType, false);
        }
    }


    /**
     * Set a numeric value for the cell
     *
     * @param value  the numeric value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For other types we
     *        will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.
     */
    public void setCellValue(double value) {
        if(Double.isInfinite(value) || Double.isNaN(value)) {
            _cell.setT(STCellType.E);
            _cell.setV(FormulaError.NUM.getString());
        } else {
            _cell.setT(STCellType.N);
            _cell.setV(String.valueOf(value));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as a string
     * <p>
     * For numeric cells we throw an exception. For blank cells we return an empty string.
     * For formulaCells that are not string Formulas, we return empty String.
     * </p>
     * @return the value of the cell as a string
     */
    public String getStringCellValue() {
        XSSFRichTextString str = getRichStringCellValue();
        return str == null ? null : str.getString();
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString
     * <p>
     * For numeric cells we throw an exception. For blank cells we return an empty string.
     * For formula cells we return the pre-calculated value.
     * </p>
     * @return the value of the cell as a XSSFRichTextString
     */
    public XSSFRichTextString getRichStringCellValue() {
        int cellType = getCellType();
        XSSFRichTextString rt;
        switch (cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                rt = new XSSFRichTextString("");
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                if (_cell.getT() == STCellType.INLINE_STR) {
                    if(_cell.isSetIs()) {
                        //string is expressed directly in the cell definition instead of implementing the shared string table.
                        rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_cell.getIs());
                    } else if (_cell.isSetV()) {
                        //cached result of a formula
                        rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_cell.getV());
                    } else {
                        rt = new XSSFRichTextString("");
                    }
                } else if (_cell.getT() == STCellType.STR) {
                    //cached formula value
                    rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_cell.isSetV() ? _cell.getV() : "");
                } else {
                    if (_cell.isSetV()) {
                        int idx = Integer.parseInt(_cell.getV());
                        rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_sharedStringSource.getEntryAt(idx));
                    }
                    else {
                        rt = new XSSFRichTextString("");
                    }
                }
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_cell.isSetV() ? _cell.getV() : "");
                break;
            default:
                throw typeMismatch(CELL_TYPE_STRING, cellType, false);
        }
        rt.setStylesTableReference(_stylesSource);
        return rt;
    }

    /**
     * Set a string value for the cell.
     *
     * @param str value to set the cell to.  For formulas we'll set the formula
     * cached string result, for String cells we'll set its value. For other types we will
     * change the cell to a string cell and set its value.
     * If value is null then we will change the cell to a Blank cell.
     */
    public void setCellValue(String str) {
        setCellValue(str == null ? null : new XSSFRichTextString(str));
    }

    /**
     * Set a string value for the cell.
     *
     * @param str  value to set the cell to.  For formulas we'll set the 'pre-evaluated result string,
     * for String cells we'll set its value.  For other types we will
     * change the cell to a string cell and set its value.
     * If value is null then we will change the cell to a Blank cell.
     */
    public void setCellValue(RichTextString str) {
        if(str == null || str.getString() == null){
            setBlank();
            return;
        }
        int cellType = getCellType();
        switch(cellType){
            case Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                _cell.setV(str.getString());
                _cell.setT(STCellType.STR);
                break;
            default:
                if(_cell.getT() == STCellType.INLINE_STR) {
                    //set the 'pre-evaluated result
                    _cell.setV(str.getString());
                } else {
                    _cell.setT(STCellType.S);
                    XSSFRichTextString rt = (XSSFRichTextString)str;
                    rt.setStylesTableReference(_stylesSource);
                    int sRef = _sharedStringSource.addEntry(rt.getCTRst());
                    _cell.setV(Integer.toString(sRef));
                }
                break;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return a formula for the cell, for example, <code>SUM(C4:E4)</code>
     *
     * @return a formula for the cell
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()} is not CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
     */
    public String getCellFormula() {
        int cellType = getCellType();
        if(cellType != CELL_TYPE_FORMULA) throw typeMismatch(CELL_TYPE_FORMULA, cellType, false);

        CTCellFormula f = _cell.getF();
        if(f.getT() == STCellFormulaType.SHARED){
            return convertSharedFormula((int)f.getSi());
        }
        return f.getStringValue();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a non shared formula from the shared formula counterpart
     *
     * @return non shared formula created for the given shared formula and this cell
     */
    private String convertSharedFormula(int idx){
        XSSFSheet sheet = getSheet();
        XSSFCell sfCell = sheet.getSharedFormulaCell(idx);
        if(sfCell == null){
            throw new IllegalStateException("Shared Formula not found for group index " + idx);
        }
        String sharedFormula = sfCell.getCTCell().getF().getStringValue();
        int sheetIndex = sheet.getWorkbook().getSheetIndex(sheet);
        XSSFEvaluationWorkbook fpb = XSSFEvaluationWorkbook.create(sheet.getWorkbook());
        Ptg[] ptgs = FormulaParser.parse(sharedFormula, fpb, FormulaType.CELL, sheetIndex);
        Ptg[] fmla = SharedFormulaRecord.convertSharedFormulas(ptgs,
                getRowIndex() - sfCell.getRowIndex(), getColumnIndex() - sfCell.getColumnIndex());
        return FormulaRenderer.toFormulaString(fpb, fmla);
    }

    /**
     * Sets formula for this cell.
     * <p>
     * Note, this method only sets the formula string and does not calculate the formula value.
     * To set the precalculated value use {@link #setCellValue(double)} or {@link #setCellValue(String)}
     * </p>
     *
     * @param formula the formula to set, e.g. <code>SUM(C4:E4)</code>.
     *  If the argument is <code>null</code> then the current formula is removed.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the formula is invalid
     */
    public void setCellFormula(String formula) {
        XSSFWorkbook wb = _row.getSheet().getWorkbook();
        if (formula == null) {
            wb.onDeleteFormula(this);
            if(_cell.isSetF()) _cell.unsetF();
            return;
        }

        XSSFEvaluationWorkbook fpb = XSSFEvaluationWorkbook.create(wb);
        //validate through the FormulaParser
        FormulaParser.parse(formula, fpb, FormulaType.CELL, wb.getSheetIndex(getSheet()));

        CTCellFormula f =  CTCellFormula.Factory.newInstance();
        f.setStringValue(formula);
        _cell.setF(f);
        if(_cell.isSetV()) _cell.unsetV();
    }

    /**
     * Returns column index of this cell
     *
     * @return zero-based column index of a column in a sheet.
     */
    public int getColumnIndex() {
        return this._cellNum;
    }

    /**
     * Returns row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell
     *
     * @return zero-based row index of a row in the sheet that contains this cell
     */
    public int getRowIndex() {
        return _row.getRowNum();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an A1 style reference to the location of this cell
     *
     * @return A1 style reference to the location of this cell
     */
    public String getReference() {
        return _cell.getR();
    }

    /**
     * Return the cell's style.
     *
     * @return the cell's style.</code>
     */
    public XSSFCellStyle getCellStyle() {
        XSSFCellStyle style = null;
        if(_stylesSource.getNumCellStyles() > 0){
            long idx = _cell.isSetS() ? _cell.getS() : 0;
            style = _stylesSource.getStyleAt((int)idx);
        }
        return style;
    }

    /**
     * Set the style for the cell.  The style should be an XSSFCellStyle created/retreived from
     * the XSSFWorkbook.
     *
     * @param style  reference contained in the workbook.
     * If the value is null then the style information is removed causing the cell to used the default workbook style.
     */
    public void setCellStyle(CellStyle style) {
        if(style == null) {
            if(_cell.isSetS()) _cell.unsetS();
        } else {
            XSSFCellStyle xStyle = (XSSFCellStyle)style;
            xStyle.verifyBelongsToStylesSource(_stylesSource);

            long idx = _stylesSource.putStyle(xStyle);
            _cell.setS(idx);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return the cell type.
     *
     * @return the cell type
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_BLANK
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_STRING
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN
     * @see Cell#CELL_TYPE_ERROR
     */
    public int getCellType() {

        if (_cell.getF() != null) {
            return CELL_TYPE_FORMULA;
        }

        return getBaseCellType(true);
    }

    /**
     * Only valid for formula cells
     * @return one of ({@link #CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC}, {@link #CELL_TYPE_STRING},
     *     {@link #CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN}, {@link #CELL_TYPE_ERROR}) depending
     * on the cached value of the formula
     */
    public int getCachedFormulaResultType() {
        if (_cell.getF() == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Only formula cells have cached results");
        }

        return getBaseCellType(false);
    }

    /**
     * Detect cell type based on the "t" attribute of the CTCell bean
     */
    private int getBaseCellType(boolean blankCells) {
        switch (_cell.getT().intValue()) {
            case STCellType.INT_B:
                return CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
            case STCellType.INT_N:
                if (!_cell.isSetV() && blankCells) {
                    // ooxml does have a separate cell type of 'blank'.  A blank cell gets encoded as
                    // (either not present or) a numeric cell with no value set.
                    // The formula evaluator (and perhaps other clients of this interface) needs to
                    // distinguish blank values which sometimes get translated into zero and sometimes
                    // empty string, depending on context
                    return CELL_TYPE_BLANK;
                }
                return CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC;
            case STCellType.INT_E:
                return CELL_TYPE_ERROR;
            case STCellType.INT_S: // String is in shared strings
            case STCellType.INT_INLINE_STR: // String is inline in cell
            case STCellType.INT_STR:
                 return CELL_TYPE_STRING;
            default:
                throw new IllegalStateException("Illegal cell type: " + this._cell.getT());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as a date.
     * <p>
     * For strings we throw an exception. For blank cells we return a null.
     * </p>
     * @return the value of the cell as a date
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()} is CELL_TYPE_STRING
     * @exception NumberFormatException if the cell value isn't a parsable <code>double</code>.
     * @see DataFormatter for formatting  this date into a string similar to how excel does.
     */
    public Date getDateCellValue() {
        int cellType = getCellType();
        if (cellType == CELL_TYPE_BLANK) {
            return null;
        }

        double value = getNumericCellValue();
        boolean date1904 = getSheet().getWorkbook().isDate1904();
        return DateUtil.getJavaDate(value, date1904);
    }

    /**
     * Set a date value for the cell. Excel treats dates as numeric so you will need to format the cell as
     * a date.
     *
     * @param value  the date value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For other types we
     *        will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.
     */
    public void setCellValue(Date value) {
        boolean date1904 = getSheet().getWorkbook().isDate1904();
        setCellValue(DateUtil.getExcelDate(value, date1904));
    }

    /**
     * Set a date value for the cell. Excel treats dates as numeric so you will need to format the cell as
     * a date.
     * <p>
     * This will set the cell value based on the Calendar's timezone. As Excel
     * does not support timezones this means that both 20:00+03:00 and
     * 20:00-03:00 will be reported as the same value (20:00) even that there
     * are 6 hours difference between the two times. This difference can be
     * preserved by using <code>setCellValue(value.getTime())</code> which will
     * automatically shift the times to the default timezone.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param value  the date value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value, for numerics we'll set its value. For othertypes we
     *        will change the cell to a numeric cell and set its value.
     */
    public void setCellValue(Calendar value) {
        boolean date1904 = getSheet().getWorkbook().isDate1904();
        setCellValue( DateUtil.getExcelDate(value, date1904 ));
    }

    /**
     * Returns the error message, such as #VALUE!
     *
     * @return the error message such as #VALUE!
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()} isn't CELL_TYPE_ERROR
     * @see FormulaError
     */
    public String getErrorCellString() {
        int cellType = getBaseCellType(true);
        if(cellType != CELL_TYPE_ERROR) throw typeMismatch(CELL_TYPE_ERROR, cellType, false);

        return _cell.getV();
    }
    /**
     * Get the value of the cell as an error code.
     * <p>
     * For strings, numbers, and booleans, we throw an exception.
     * For blank cells we return a 0.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the value of the cell as an error code
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the cell type returned by {@link #getCellType()} isn't CELL_TYPE_ERROR
     * @see FormulaError
     */
    public byte getErrorCellValue() {
        String code = getErrorCellString();
        if (code == null) {
            return 0;
        }

        return FormulaError.forString(code).getCode();
    }

    /**
     * Set a error value for the cell
     *
     * @param errorCode the error value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value , for errors we'll set
     *        its value. For other types we will change the cell to an error
     *        cell and set its value.
     * @see FormulaError
     */
    public void setCellErrorValue(byte errorCode) {
        FormulaError error = FormulaError.forInt(errorCode);
        setCellErrorValue(error);
    }

    /**
     * Set a error value for the cell
     *
     * @param error the error value to set this cell to.  For formulas we'll set the
     *        precalculated value , for errors we'll set
     *        its value. For other types we will change the cell to an error
     *        cell and set its value.
     */
    public void setCellErrorValue(FormulaError error) {
        _cell.setT(STCellType.E);
        _cell.setV(error.getString());
    }

    /**
     * Sets this cell as the active cell for the worksheet.
     */
    public void setAsActiveCell() {
        getSheet().setActiveCell(_cell.getR());
    }

    /**
     * Blanks this cell. Blank cells have no formula or value but may have styling.
     * This method erases all the data previously associated with this cell.
     */
    private void setBlank(){
        CTCell blank = CTCell.Factory.newInstance();
        blank.setR(_cell.getR());
        if(_cell.isSetS()) blank.setS(_cell.getS());
        _cell.set(blank);
    }

    /**
     * Sets column index of this cell
     *
     * @param num column index of this cell
     */
    protected void setCellNum(int num) {
        checkBounds(num);
        _cellNum = num;
        String ref = new CellReference(getRowIndex(), getColumnIndex()).formatAsString();
        _cell.setR(ref);
    }

    /**
     * Set the cells type (numeric, formula or string)
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified cell type is invalid
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_STRING
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_BLANK
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN
     * @see #CELL_TYPE_ERROR
     */
    public void setCellType(int cellType) {
        int prevType = getCellType();
        switch (cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                setBlank();
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                String newVal = convertCellValueToBoolean() ? TRUE_AS_STRING : FALSE_AS_STRING;
                _cell.setT(STCellType.B);
                _cell.setV(newVal);
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                _cell.setT(STCellType.N);
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_ERROR:
                _cell.setT(STCellType.E);
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                if(prevType != CELL_TYPE_STRING){
                    String str = convertCellValueToString();
                    XSSFRichTextString rt = new XSSFRichTextString(str);
                    rt.setStylesTableReference(_stylesSource);
                    int sRef = _sharedStringSource.addEntry(rt.getCTRst());
                    _cell.setV(Integer.toString(sRef));
                }
                _cell.setT(STCellType.S);
                break;
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                if(!_cell.isSetF()){
                    CTCellFormula f =  CTCellFormula.Factory.newInstance();
                    f.setStringValue("0");
                    _cell.setF(f);
                    if(_cell.isSetT()) _cell.unsetT();
                }
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal cell type: " + cellType);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of the cell
     * <p>
     * Formula cells return the formula string, rather than the formula result.
     * Dates are displayed in dd-MMM-yyyy format
     * Errors are displayed as #ERR&lt;errIdx&gt;
     * </p>
     */
    public String toString() {
        switch (getCellType()) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                return "";
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                return getBooleanCellValue() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE";
            case CELL_TYPE_ERROR:
                return ErrorEval.getText(getErrorCellValue());
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                return getCellFormula();
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                if (DateUtil.isCellDateFormatted(this)) {
                    DateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
                    return sdf.format(getDateCellValue());
                }
                return getNumericCellValue() + "";
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                return getRichStringCellValue().toString();
            default:
                return "Unknown Cell Type: " + getCellType();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the raw, underlying ooxml value for the cell
     * <p>
     * If the cell contains a string, then this value is an index into
     * the shared string table, pointing to the actual string value. Otherwise,
     * the value of the cell is expressed directly in this element. Cells containing formulas express
     * the last calculated result of the formula in this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the raw cell value as contained in the underlying CTCell bean,
     *     <code>null</code> for blank cells.
     */
    public String getRawValue() {
        return _cell.getV();
    }

    /**
     * Used to help format error messages
     */
    private static String getCellTypeName(int cellTypeCode) {
        switch (cellTypeCode) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:   return "blank";
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:  return "text";
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN: return "boolean";
            case CELL_TYPE_ERROR:   return "error";
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC: return "numeric";
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA: return "formula";
        }
        return "#unknown cell type (" + cellTypeCode + ")#";
    }

    /**
     * Used to help format error messages
     */
    private static RuntimeException typeMismatch(int expectedTypeCode, int actualTypeCode, boolean isFormulaCell) {
        String msg = "Cannot get a "
            + getCellTypeName(expectedTypeCode) + " value from a "
            + getCellTypeName(actualTypeCode) + " " + (isFormulaCell ? "formula " : "") + "cell";
        return new IllegalStateException(msg);
    }

    /**
     * @throws RuntimeException if the bounds are exceeded.
     */
    private static void checkBounds(int cellIndex) {
        SpreadsheetVersion v = SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL2007;
        int maxcol = SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL2007.getLastColumnIndex();
        if (cellIndex < 0 || cellIndex > maxcol) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid column index (" + cellIndex
                    + ").  Allowable column range for " + v.name() + " is (0.."
                    + maxcol + ") or ('A'..'" + v.getLastColumnName() + "')");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns cell comment associated with this cell
     *
     * @return the cell comment associated with this cell or <code>null</code>
     */
    public XSSFComment getCellComment() {
        return getSheet().getCellComment(_row.getRowNum(), getColumnIndex());
    }

    /**
     * Assign a comment to this cell. If the supplied comment is null,
     * the comment for this cell will be removed.
     *
     * @param comment the XSSFComment associated with this cell
     */
    public void setCellComment(Comment comment) {
        if(comment == null) {
            removeCellComment();
            return;
        }

        comment.setRow(getRowIndex());
        comment.setColumn(getColumnIndex());
    }

    /**
     * Removes the comment for this cell, if there is one.
    */
    public void removeCellComment() {
        XSSFComment comment = getCellComment();
        if(comment != null){
            String ref = _cell.getR();
            XSSFSheet sh = getSheet();
            sh.getCommentsTable(false).removeComment(ref);
            sh.getVMLDrawing(false).removeCommentShape(getRowIndex(), getColumnIndex());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns hyperlink associated with this cell
     *
     * @return hyperlink associated with this cell or <code>null</code> if not found
     */
    public XSSFHyperlink getHyperlink() {
        return getSheet().getHyperlink(_row.getRowNum(), _cellNum);
    }

    /**
     * Assign a hypelrink to this cell
     *
     * @param hyperlink the hypelrink to associate with this cell
     */
    public void setHyperlink(Hyperlink hyperlink) {
        XSSFHyperlink link = (XSSFHyperlink)hyperlink;

        // Assign to us
        link.setCellReference( new CellReference(_row.getRowNum(), _cellNum).formatAsString() );

        // Add to the lists
        getSheet().setCellHyperlink(link);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the xml bean containing information about the cell's location (reference), value,
     * data type, formatting, and formula
     *
     * @return the xml bean containing information about this cell
     */
    public CTCell getCTCell(){
        return _cell;
    }

    /**
     * Chooses a new boolean value for the cell when its type is changing.<p/>
     *
     * Usually the caller is calling setCellType() with the intention of calling
     * setCellValue(boolean) straight afterwards.  This method only exists to give
     * the cell a somewhat reasonable value until the setCellValue() call (if at all).
     * TODO - perhaps a method like setCellTypeAndValue(int, Object) should be introduced to avoid this
     */
    private boolean convertCellValueToBoolean() {
        int cellType = getCellType();

        if (cellType == CELL_TYPE_FORMULA) {
            cellType = getBaseCellType(false);
        }

        switch (cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                return TRUE_AS_STRING.equals(_cell.getV());
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                int sstIndex = Integer.parseInt(_cell.getV());
                XSSFRichTextString rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_sharedStringSource.getEntryAt(sstIndex));
                String text = rt.getString();
                return Boolean.valueOf(text);
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                return Double.parseDouble(_cell.getV()) != 0;

            case CELL_TYPE_ERROR:
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                return false;
        }
        throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected cell type (" + cellType + ")");
    }

    private String convertCellValueToString() {
        int cellType = getCellType();

        switch (cellType) {
            case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                return "";
            case CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                return TRUE_AS_STRING.equals(_cell.getV()) ? "TRUE" : "FALSE";
            case CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                int sstIndex = Integer.parseInt(_cell.getV());
                XSSFRichTextString rt = new XSSFRichTextString(_sharedStringSource.getEntryAt(sstIndex));
                return rt.getString();
            case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                return String.valueOf(Double.parseDouble(_cell.getV()));
            case CELL_TYPE_ERROR:
                   return _cell.getV();
            case CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                // should really evaluate, but HSSFCell can't call HSSFFormulaEvaluator
                return "";
        }
        throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected cell type (" + cellType + ")");
    }

}