poi/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/cellwalk/CellWalkContext.java

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package org.apache.poi.ss.util.cellwalk;

public interface CellWalkContext {

    /**
     * Returns ordinal number of cell in range.  Numeration starts
     * from top left cell and ends at bottom right cell. Here is a
     * brief example (number in cell is it's ordinal number):
     *
     * <table>
     *   <caption>ordinal number example</caption>
     *   <tbody>
     *     <tr><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>
     *     <tr><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr>
     *   </tbody>
     * </table>
     *
     * @return ordinal number of current cell
     */
    long getOrdinalNumber();

    /**
     * Returns number of current row.
     * @return number of current row
     */
    int getRowNumber();

    /**
     * Returns number of current column.
     * @return number of current column
     */
    int getColumnNumber();
}