1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ooxml/interfaces-jdk15/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellStyle.java b/src/ooxml/interfaces-jdk15/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellStyle.java
index 8a3a59822d..9149c103b0 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/interfaces-jdk15/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellStyle.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/interfaces-jdk15/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellStyle.java
@@ -705,4 +705,21 @@ public interface CellStyle {
      */
     short getFillForegroundColor();
 
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+    /**
+     * Clones all the style information from another
+     *  CellStyle, onto this one. This 
+     *  CellStyle will then have all the same
+     *  properties as the source, but the two may
+     *  be edited independently.
+     * Any stylings on this CellStyle will be lost! 
+     *  
+     * The source CellStyle could be from another
+     *  Workbook if you like. This allows you to
+     *  copy styles from one Workbook to another.
+     *
+     * However, both of the CellStyles will need
+     *  to be of the same type (HSSFCellStyle or
+     *  XSSFCellStyle)
+     */
+    public void cloneStyleFrom(CellStyle source);
+}