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* A name is a meaningful shorthand that makes it easier to understand the purpose of a * cell reference, constant or a formula. *

* Examples: * 

 *  Sheet sheet = workbook.createSheet("Loan Calculator");
 *  Name name;
 *
 *  name = workbook.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Interest_Rate");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$5");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Loan_Amount");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$4");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Number_of_Payments");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("'Loan Calculator'!$E$10");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Monthly_Payment");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("-PMT(Interest_Rate/12,Number_of_Payments,Loan_Amount)");
 *
 *  name = wb.createName();
 *  name.setNameName("Values_Entered");
 *  name.setRefersToFormula("IF(Loan_Amount*Interest_Rate>0,1,0)");
 *
 *
*/ public interface Name { /** * Get the sheets name which this named range is referenced to * * @return sheet name, which this named range referred to */ String getSheetName(); /** * Gets the name of the named range * * @return named range name */ String getNameName(); /** * Sets the name of the named range * *

The following is a list of syntax rules that you need to be aware of when you create and edit names.

* *

* A name must always be unique within its scope. POI prevents you from defining a name that is not unique * within its scope. However you can use the same name in different scopes. Example: * 


     * //by default names are workbook-global
     * Name name;
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");
     *
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setNameName("sales_08"); //will throw an exception: "The workbook already contains this name (case-insensitive)"
     *
     * //create sheet-level name
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setSheetIndex(0); //the scope of the name is the first sheet
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");  //ok
     *
     * name = workbook.createName();
     * name.setSheetIndex(0);
     * name.setNameName("sales_08");  //will throw an exception: "The sheet already contains this name (case-insensitive)"
     *
     *
*

* @param name named range name to set * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name is invalid or the already exists within its scope (case-insensitive) */ void setNameName(String name); /** * Returns the formula that the name is defined to refer to. * * @return the reference for this name, null if it has not been set yet. Never empty string * @see #setRefersToFormula(String) */ String getRefersToFormula(); /** * Sets the formula that the name is defined to refer to. The following are representative examples: * * * * Note: Using relative values like 'A1:B1' can lead to unexpected moving of * the cell that the name points to when working with the workbook in Microsoft Excel, * usually using absolute references like '$A$1:$B$1' avoids this, see also * https://superuser.com/a/1031047/126954 * * @param formulaText the reference for this name * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified formulaText is unparsable */ void setRefersToFormula(String formulaText); /** * Checks if this name is a function name * * @return true if this name is a function name */ boolean isFunctionName(); /** * Checks if this name points to a cell that no longer exists * * @return true if the name refers to a deleted cell, false otherwise */ boolean isDeleted(); /** * Checks if this name is hidden, eg one of the built-in Excel * internal names * * @return true if the name is a hidden name, false otherwise */ boolean isHidden(); /** * Tell Excel that this name applies to the worksheet with the specified index instead of the entire workbook. * * @param sheetId the sheet index this name applies to, -1 unsets this property making the name workbook-global * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the sheet index is invalid. */ public void setSheetIndex(int sheetId); /** * Returns the sheet index this name applies to. * * @return the sheet index this name applies to, -1 if this name applies to the entire workbook */ public int getSheetIndex(); /** * Returns the comment the user provided when the name was created. * * @return the user comment for this named range */ public String getComment(); /** * Sets the comment the user provided when the name was created. * * @param comment the user comment for this named range */ public void setComment(String comment); /** * Indicates that the defined name refers to a user-defined function. * This attribute is used when there is an add-in or other code project associated with the file. * * @param value true indicates the name refers to a function. */ void setFunction(boolean value); }