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package org.openswing.swing.importdata.java; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.*; /** * <p>Title: OpenSwing Framework</p> * <p>Description: This class is used to import grid data from an excel document.</p> * <p>Copyright: Copyright (C) 2006 Mauro Carniel</p> * * <p> This file is part of OpenSwing Framework. * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the (LGPL) Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; * * GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE * Version 2.1, February 1999 * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. * * The author may be contacted at: * maurocarniel@tin.it</p> * * @author Mauro Carniel * @version 1.0 */ public class ImportFromExcel { public ImportFromExcel() { } public ArrayList importData(int cols, InputStream in) throws Throwable { // read existing workbook HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(new BufferedInputStream(in)); // retrieve existing sheet HSSFSheet s = wb.getSheetAt(0); int i = 0; ArrayList rows = new ArrayList(); Object[] rowobj = null; HSSFRow row = null; boolean rowEmpty = true; HSSFCell cell = null; while (true) { rowEmpty = true; rowobj = new Object[cols]; row = s.getRow(i); if (row == null) break; for (short j = 0; j < cols; j++) { cell = row.getCell(j); if (cell != null) { if (cell.getCellType() == cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC) { rowobj[j] = new Double(cell.getNumericCellValue()); } else try { rowobj[j] = cell.getDateCellValue(); } catch (Exception ex) { rowobj[j] = cell.getStringCellValue(); } } if (rowobj[j] != null) rowEmpty = false; } if (rowEmpty) break; rows.add(rowobj); i++; } return rows; } }