Class XSSFRichTextString

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    RichTextString

    public class XSSFRichTextString
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements RichTextString
    Rich text unicode string. These strings can have fonts applied to arbitary parts of the string.

    Most strings in a workbook have formatting applied at the cell level, that is, the entire string in the cell has the same formatting applied. In these cases, the formatting for the cell is stored in the styles part, and the string for the cell can be shared across the workbook. The following code illustrates the example.

         cell1.setCellValue(new XSSFRichTextString("Apache POI"));
         cell2.setCellValue(new XSSFRichTextString("Apache POI"));
         cell3.setCellValue(new XSSFRichTextString("Apache POI"));
     
    In the above example all three cells will use the same string cached on workbook level.

    Some strings in the workbook may have formatting applied at a level that is more granular than the cell level. For instance, specific characters within the string may be bolded, have coloring, italicizing, etc. In these cases, the formatting is stored along with the text in the string table, and is treated as a unique entry in the workbook. The following xml and code snippet illustrate this.

         XSSFRichTextString s1 = new XSSFRichTextString("Apache POI");
         s1.applyFont(boldArial);
         cell1.setCellValue(s1);
    
         XSSFRichTextString s2 = new XSSFRichTextString("Apache POI");
         s2.applyFont(italicCourier);
         cell2.setCellValue(s2);
     
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      XSSFRichTextString()
      Create empty rich text string and initialize it with empty string
      XSSFRichTextString​(java.lang.String str)
      Create a rich text string
      XSSFRichTextString​(CTRst st)
      Create a rich text string from the supplied XML bean
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void append​(java.lang.String text)
      Append new text to this text run
      void append​(java.lang.String text, XSSFFont font)
      Append new text to this text run and apply the specify font to it
      void applyFont​(int startIndex, int endIndex, short fontIndex)
      Applies a font to the specified characters of a string.
      void applyFont​(int startIndex, int endIndex, Font font)
      Applies a font to the specified characters of a string.
      void applyFont​(short fontIndex)
      Applies the specified font to the entire string.
      void applyFont​(Font font)
      Sets the font of the entire string.
      void clearFormatting()
      Removes any formatting that may have been applied to the string.
      CTRst getCTRst()
      Return the underlying xml bean
      XSSFFont getFontAtIndex​(int index)
      Return a copy of the font in use at a particular index.
      XSSFFont getFontOfFormattingRun​(int index)
      Gets a copy of the font used in a particular formatting run.
      int getIndexOfFormattingRun​(int index)
      The index within the string to which the specified formatting run applies.
      int getLengthOfFormattingRun​(int index)
      Returns the number of characters this format run covers.
      java.lang.String getString()
      Returns the plain string representation.
      boolean hasFormatting()
      Does this string have any explicit formatting applied, or is it just text in the default style?
      int length()
      Returns the number of characters in this string.
      int numFormattingRuns()  
      void setString​(java.lang.String s)
      Removes any formatting and sets new string value
      java.lang.String toString()
      Returns the plain string representation.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • XSSFRichTextString

        public XSSFRichTextString​(java.lang.String str)
        Create a rich text string
      • XSSFRichTextString

        public XSSFRichTextString()
        Create empty rich text string and initialize it with empty string
      • XSSFRichTextString

        @Internal
        public XSSFRichTextString​(CTRst st)
        Create a rich text string from the supplied XML bean
    • Method Detail

      • applyFont

        public void applyFont​(int startIndex,
                              int endIndex,
                              short fontIndex)
        Applies a font to the specified characters of a string.
        Specified by:
        applyFont in interface RichTextString
        Parameters:
        startIndex - The start index to apply the font to (inclusive)
        endIndex - The end index to apply the font to (exclusive)
        fontIndex - The font to use.
      • applyFont

        public void applyFont​(int startIndex,
                              int endIndex,
                              Font font)
        Applies a font to the specified characters of a string.
        Specified by:
        applyFont in interface RichTextString
        Parameters:
        startIndex - The start index to apply the font to (inclusive)
        endIndex - The end index to apply to font to (exclusive)
        font - The index of the font to use.
      • applyFont

        public void applyFont​(Font font)
        Sets the font of the entire string.
        Specified by:
        applyFont in interface RichTextString
        Parameters:
        font - The font to use.
      • applyFont

        public void applyFont​(short fontIndex)
        Applies the specified font to the entire string.
        Specified by:
        applyFont in interface RichTextString
        Parameters:
        fontIndex - the font to apply.
      • append

        public void append​(java.lang.String text,
                           XSSFFont font)
        Append new text to this text run and apply the specify font to it
        Parameters:
        text - the text to append
        font - the font to apply to the appended text or null if no formatting is required
      • append

        public void append​(java.lang.String text)
        Append new text to this text run
        Parameters:
        text - the text to append
      • hasFormatting

        public boolean hasFormatting()
        Does this string have any explicit formatting applied, or is it just text in the default style?
      • clearFormatting

        public void clearFormatting()
        Removes any formatting that may have been applied to the string.
        Specified by:
        clearFormatting in interface RichTextString
      • getIndexOfFormattingRun

        public int getIndexOfFormattingRun​(int index)
        The index within the string to which the specified formatting run applies.
        Specified by:
        getIndexOfFormattingRun in interface RichTextString
        Parameters:
        index - the index of the formatting run
        Returns:
        the index within the string.
      • getLengthOfFormattingRun

        public int getLengthOfFormattingRun​(int index)
        Returns the number of characters this format run covers.
        Parameters:
        index - the index of the formatting run
        Returns:
        the number of characters this format run covers
      • getString

        public java.lang.String getString()
        Returns the plain string representation.
        Specified by:
        getString in interface RichTextString
      • setString

        public void setString​(java.lang.String s)
        Removes any formatting and sets new string value
        Parameters:
        s - new string value
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Returns the plain string representation.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
      • length

        public int length()
        Returns the number of characters in this string.
        Specified by:
        length in interface RichTextString
        Returns:
        the number of characters in the font.
      • numFormattingRuns

        public int numFormattingRuns()
        Specified by:
        numFormattingRuns in interface RichTextString
        Returns:
        The number of formatting runs used.
      • getFontOfFormattingRun

        public XSSFFont getFontOfFormattingRun​(int index)
        Gets a copy of the font used in a particular formatting run.
        Parameters:
        index - the index of the formatting run
        Returns:
        A copy of the font used or null if no formatting is applied to the specified text run.
      • getFontAtIndex

        public XSSFFont getFontAtIndex​(int index)
        Return a copy of the font in use at a particular index.
        Parameters:
        index - The index.
        Returns:
        A copy of the font that's currently being applied at that index or null if no font is being applied or the index is out of range.
      • getCTRst

        @Internal
        public CTRst getCTRst()
        Return the underlying xml bean