// Or do it on one line.
row.createCell((short)1).setCellValue(1.2);
row.createCell((short)2).setCellValue("This is a string");
row.createCell((short)3).setCellValue(true);

// Create a row and put some cells in it. Rows are 0 based.
HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short)0);

// Create a cell and put a date value in it. The first cell is not styled
// as a date.
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short)0);
cell.setCellValue(new Date());

// we style the second cell as a date (and time). It is important to
// create a new cell style from the workbook otherwise you can end up
// modifying the built in style and effecting not only this cell but other cells.
HSSFCellStyle cellStyle = wb.createCellStyle();
cellStyle.setDataFormat(HSSFDataFormat.getBuiltinFormat("m/d/yy h:mm"));
cell = row.createCell((short)1);
cell.setCellValue(new Date());
cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);

// Write the output to a file
FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("workbook.xls");
wb.write(fileOut);
fileOut.close();

}

/**
* Creates a cell and aligns it a certain way.
*
* @param wb the workbook
* @param row the row to create the cell in
* @param column the column number to create the cell in
* @param align the alignment for the cell.
*/
private static void createCell(HSSFWorkbook wb, HSSFRow row, short column, short align)
{
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell(column);
cell.setCellValue("Align It");
HSSFCellStyle cellStyle = wb.createCellStyle();
cellStyle.setAlignment(align);

// Create a row and put some cells in it. Rows are 0 based.
HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short) 1);

// Create a cell and put a value in it.
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short) 1);
cell.setCellValue(4);

// Style the cell with borders all around.
HSSFCellStyle style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setBorderBottom(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setBottomBorderColor(HSSFColor.BLACK.index);
style.setBorderLeft(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setLeftBorderColor(HSSFColor.GREEN.index);
style.setBorderRight(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setRightBorderColor(HSSFColor.BLUE.index);
style.setBorderTop(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM_DASHED);
style.setTopBorderColor(HSSFColor.BLACK.index);
cell.setCellStyle(style);

// Create a row and put some cells in it. Rows are 0 based.
HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short) 1);

// Aqua background
HSSFCellStyle style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setFillBackgroundColor(HSSFColor.AQUA.index);
style.setFillPattern(HSSFCellStyle.BIG_SPOTS);
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short) 1);
cell.setCellValue("X");
cell.setCellStyle(style);

// Orange "foreground", foreground being the fill foreground not the font color.
style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setFillForegroundColor(HSSFColor.ORANGE.index);
style.setFillPattern(HSSFCellStyle.SOLID_FOREGROUND);
cell = row.createCell((short) 2);
cell.setCellValue("X");
cell.setCellStyle(style);

HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short) 1);
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short) 1);
cell.setCellValue("This is a test of merging");

sheet.addMergedRegion(new Region(1,(short)1,1,(short)2));

// Create a row and put some cells in it. Rows are 0 based.
HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short) 1);

// Create a new font and alter it.
HSSFFont font = wb.createFont();
font.setFontHeightInPoints((short)24);
font.setFontName("Courier New");
font.setItalic(true);
font.setStrikeout(true);

// Fonts are set into a style so create a new one to use.
HSSFCellStyle style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setFont(font);

// Create a cell and put a value in it.
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell((short) 1);
cell.setCellValue("This is a test of fonts");
cell.setCellStyle(style);

//apply some colors from the standard palette,
// as in the previous examples.
//we'll use red text on a lime background

HSSFCellStyle style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setFillForegroundColor(HSSFColor.LIME.index);
style.setFillPattern(HSSFCellStyle.SOLID_FOREGROUND);

HSSFFont font = wb.createFont();
font.setColor(HSSFColor.RED.index);
style.setFont(font);

cell.setCellStyle(style);

//save with the default palette
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("default_palette.xls");
wb.write(out);
out.close();

//now, let's replace RED and LIME in the palette
// with a more attractive combination
// (lovingly borrowed from freebsd.org)

cell.setCellValue("Modified Palette");

//creating a custom palette for the workbook
HSSFPalette palette = wb.getCustomPalette();

//replacing the standard red with freebsd.org red
palette.setColorAtIndex(HSSFColor.RED.index,
(byte) 153, //RGB red (0-255)
(byte) 0, //RGB green
(byte) 0 //RGB blue
);
//replacing lime with freebsd.org gold
palette.setColorAtIndex(HSSFColor.LIME.index, (byte) 255, (byte) 204, (byte) 102);

cs = wb.createCellStyle();

cs.setFont( f2 );
//Word Wrap MUST be turned on
cs.setWrapText( true );

r = s.createRow( (short) 2 );
r.setHeight( (short) 0x349 );
c = r.createCell( (short) 2 );
c.setCellType( HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_STRING );
c.setCellValue( "Use \n with word wrap on to create a new line" );
c.setCellStyle( cs );
s.setColumnWidth( (short) 2, (short) ( ( 50 * 8 ) / ( (double) 1 / 20 ) ) );

row = sheet.createRow(rowNum++);
cell = row.createCell(colNum);
cell.setCellValue(11111.25);
style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setDataFormat(format.getFormat("0.0"));
cell.setCellStyle(style);

row = sheet.createRow(rowNum++);
cell = row.createCell(colNum);
cell.setCellValue(11111.25);
style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setDataFormat(format.getFormat("#,##0.0000"));
cell.setCellStyle(style);

sheet.setAutobreaks(true);

ps.setFitHeight((short)1);
ps.setFitWidth((short)1);

// Create various cells and rows for spreadsheet.

// Create various cells and rows for spreadsheet.

footer.setRight( "Page " + HSSFFooter.page() + " of " + HSSFFooter.numPages() );

// Create various cells and rows for spreadsheet.

// Create a merged region
HSSFRow row = sheet1.createRow( (short) 1 );
HSSFRow row2 = sheet1.createRow( (short) 2 );
HSSFCell cell = row.createCell( (short) 1 );
cell.setCellValue( "This is a test of merging" );
Region region = new Region( 1, (short) 1, 4, (short) 4 );
sheet1.addMergedRegion( region );

// Set the border and border colors.
final short borderMediumDashed = HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM_DASHED;
HSSFRegionUtil.setBorderBottom( borderMediumDashed,
region, sheet1, wb );
HSSFRegionUtil.setBorderTop( borderMediumDashed,
region, sheet1, wb );
HSSFRegionUtil.setBorderLeft( borderMediumDashed,
region, sheet1, wb );
HSSFRegionUtil.setBorderRight( borderMediumDashed,
region, sheet1, wb );
HSSFRegionUtil.setBottomBorderColor(HSSFColor.AQUA.index, region, sheet1, wb);
HSSFRegionUtil.setTopBorderColor(HSSFColor.AQUA.index, region, sheet1, wb);
HSSFRegionUtil.setLeftBorderColor(HSSFColor.AQUA.index, region, sheet1, wb);
HSSFRegionUtil.setRightBorderColor(HSSFColor.AQUA.index, region, sheet1, wb);

// Shows some usages of HSSFCellUtil
HSSFCellStyle style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setIndention((short)4);
HSSFCellUtil.createCell(row, 8, "This is the value of the cell", style);
HSSFCell cell2 = HSSFCellUtil.createCell( row2, 8, "This is the value of the cell");
HSSFCellUtil.setAlignment(cell2, wb, HSSFCellStyle.ALIGN_CENTER);

// Create various cells and rows for spreadsheet.

// Shift rows 6 - 11 on the spreadsheet to the top (rows 0 - 5)
sheet.shiftRows(5, 10, -5);

// Create various cells and rows for spreadsheet.

// Freeze just one row
sheet1.createFreezePane( 0, 1, 0, 1 );
// Freeze just one column
sheet2.createFreezePane( 1, 0, 1, 0 );
// Freeze the columns and rows (forget about scrolling position of the lower right quadrant).
sheet3.createFreezePane( 2, 2 );
// Create a split with the lower left side being the active quadrant
sheet4.createSplitPane( 2000, 2000, 0, 0, HSSFSheet.PANE_LOWER_LEFT );

// Set the columns to repeat from column 0 to 2 on the first sheet
wb.setRepeatingRowsAndColumns(0,0,2,-1,-1);

// Set the the repeating rows and columns on the second sheet.
wb.setRepeatingRowsAndColumns(1,4,5,1,2);

HSSFHeader header = sheet.getHeader();
header.setCenter("Center Header");
header.setLeft("Left Header");
header.setRight(HSSFHeader.font("Stencil-Normal", "Italic") +
HSSFHeader.fontSize((short) 16) + "Right w/ Stencil-Normal Italic font and size 16");

// Create a shape group.
HSSFShapeGroup group = patriarch.createGroup(
new HSSFClientAnchor(0,0,900,200,(short)2,2,(short)2,2));

// Create a couple of lines in the group.
HSSFSimpleShape shape1 = group.createShape(new HSSFChildAnchor(3,3,500,500));
shape1.setShapeType(HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_LINE);
( (HSSFChildAnchor) shape1.getAnchor() ).setAnchor((short)3,3,500,500);
HSSFSimpleShape shape2 = group.createShape(new HSSFChildAnchor((short)1,200,400,600));
shape2.setShapeType(HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_LINE);

sheet1.groupRow( 5, 14 );
sheet1.groupRow( 7, 14 );
sheet1.groupRow( 16, 19 );

sheet1.groupColumn( (short)4, (short)7 );
sheet1.groupColumn( (short)9, (short)12 );
sheet1.groupColumn( (short)10, (short)11 );

HSSFClientAnchor anchor;
anchor = new HSSFClientAnchor(0,0,0,255,(short)2,2,(short)4,7);
anchor.setAnchorType( 2 );
patriarch.createPicture(anchor, loadPicture( "src/resources/logos/logoKarmokar4.png", wb ));

HSSFWorkbook wb;

// 1. create named range for a single cell using areareference
HSSFName namedCell = wb.createName();
namedCell.setNameName(cname);
String reference = sname+"!A1:A1"; // area reference
namedCell.setReference(reference);

// 2. create named range for a single cell using cellreference
HSSFName namedCell = wb.createName();
namedCell.setNameName(cname);
String reference = sname+"!A1"; // cell reference
namedCell.setReference(reference);

// 3. create named range for an area using AreaReference
HSSFName namedCell = wb.createName();
namedCell.setNameName(cname);
String reference = sname+"!A1:C5"; // area reference
namedCell.setReference(reference);

// setup code
String cname = "TestName";
HSSFWorkbook wb = getMyWorkbook(); // retrieve workbook

// retrieve the named range
int namedCellIdx = wb.getNameIndex(cellName);
HSSFName aNamedCell = wb.getNameAt(namedCellIdx);

// retrieve the cell at the named range and test its contents
AreaReference aref = new AreaReference(aNamedCell.getReference());

// Create the drawing patriarch. This is the top level container for all shapes including cell comments.
HSSFPatriarch patr = sheet.createDrawingPatriarch();

//create a cell in row 3
HSSFCell cell1 = sheet.createRow(3).createCell((short)1);
cell1.setCellValue(new HSSFRichTextString("Hello, World"));

//anchor defines size and position of the comment in worksheet
HSSFComment comment1 = patr.createComment(new HSSFClientAnchor(0, 0, 0, 0, (short)4, 2, (short) 6, 5));

// set text in the comment
comment1.setString(new HSSFRichTextString("We can set comments in POI"));

//set comment author.
//you can see it in the status bar when moving mouse over the commented cell
comment1.setAuthor("Apache Software Foundation");

// The first way to assign comment to a cell is via HSSFCell.setCellComment method
cell1.setCellComment(comment1);

//create another cell in row 6
HSSFCell cell2 = sheet.createRow(6).createCell((short)1);
cell2.setCellValue(36.6);

HSSFComment comment2 = patr.createComment(new HSSFClientAnchor(0, 0, 0, 0, (short)4, 8, (short) 6, 11));
//modify background color of the comment
comment2.setFillColor(204, 236, 255);

HSSFRichTextString string = new HSSFRichTextString("Normal body temperature");

//apply custom font to the text in the comment
HSSFFont font = wb.createFont();
font.setFontName("Arial");
font.setFontHeightInPoints((short)10);
font.setBoldweight(HSSFFont.BOLDWEIGHT_BOLD);
font.setColor(HSSFColor.RED.index);
string.applyFont(font);

comment2.setString(string);
//by default comments are hidden. This one is always visible.
comment2.setVisible(true);

comment2.setAuthor("Bill Gates");

/**
* The second way to assign comment to a cell is to implicitly specify its row and column.
* Note, it is possible to set row and column of a non-existing cell.
* It works, the commnet is visible.
*/
comment2.setRow(6);
comment2.setColumn((short)1);

FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("poi_comment.xls");
wb.write(out);
out.close();