Listing 1

String value;
   switch (cell.getCellType())
            {
                 case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA :
                      value = "FORMULA "+ cell.getCellFormula();
                      break;

                  case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC :
                        value = "NUMERIC value="
                                 + String.valueOf(cell.getNumericCellValue());
                        break;

                  case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN :
                        value = "Boolean value="
                                 + String.valueOf(cell.getBooleanCellValue());
                        break;

                   case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_STRING :
                        value = "STRING value="
                                 + cell.getStringCellValue();
                        break;

                   case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_DATE :
                        value = "DATE value="
                                 + cell.getDateCellValue().toString();
                        break;

                   default :
              }



Listing 2

  HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
  HSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
  HSSFRow row     = sheet.createRow((short)0);
  HSSFCell cell   = row.createCell((short)0);
  cell.setCellValue(1); // cell A1
  row.createCell((short)1).setCellValue(1.2); //cell A2
  row.createCell((short)2).setCellFormula("A1+A2"); //cell A3 is 2.2
  row.createCell((short)3).setCellValue("The next cell is a boolean, and then a
  date");
  row.createCell((short)4).setCellValue(true); //cell A5
  row.createCell((short)4).setCellValue(new Date()); //cell A6 contains todays date
  FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("data1.xls");
  wb.write(out);
  out.close();

Listing 3

		InputStream in = new FileInputStream("data.xls"));
  HSSFWorkbook wb     = new HSSFWorkbook(in); // read in existing workbook
  HSSFSheet sheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
  HSSFRow row = sheet.getRow(0);
  if (row == null) row = sheet.createRow(0); // check if row already exists
  HSSFCell cell = row.getCell(0);
  if (cell == null) row.createCell(0); // check if cell already exits
  cell.setCellValue(2.5); // update cell value

  FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("data2.xls");
  wb.write(out); // and write it back out.
  in.close; out.close();

Listing 4

5 Range r = doc.getRange();
6
7 int numSections = r.numSections();
8 for(int x = 0; x < numSections; x++)
9 {
10  Section sect = r.getSection(x);
11  int numPars = sect.numParagraphs();
12  for (int y = 0; y < numPars; y++)
13  {
14    Paragraph par = sect.getParagraph(y);
15    int numRuns = par.numCharacterRuns();
16    for(int z = 0; z < numRuns; z++)
17    {
18      CharacterRun run =
19        par.getCharacterRun(z);
20    }
21  }
22}

Listing 5

1 for (int x = 0; x < numPars; x++)
2 {
3   Paragraph par =
4     range.getParagraph(x);
5
6   if (par.isInTable())
7   {
8     Table t = range.getTable(par);
9
10    //do something with the table...
11
12    x += (t.numParagraphs() - 1);
13  }
14}

Listing 6

import java.io.*;


import org.apache.poi.hwpf.*;

import org.apache.poi.hwpf.usermodel.*;



public class Listing1

{

  public Listing1()

  {

  }



  public static void main(String[] args)

  {

    try

    {


FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream("C:\\blank.doc");

      HWPFDocument doc = new HWPFDocument(in);

      Range range = doc.getRange();



      CharacterProperties props = new CharacterProperties();

      // Set the font size in half points

      Range currentRange = range;



      // Slowly increase the font size

      for (int x = 8; x <= 64; x += 4)

      {

        // Set the half point size of the font

        props.setFontSize(x);

        currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Hello World!", props);

      }



      // Display Bold characters

      props.setBold(true);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Bold", props);



      // Display Italic characters

      props.setItalic(true);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Italic", props);



      // Display charcters with a Double Strikethrough

      props.setDoubleStrikeThrough(true);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Double Strikethrough", props);


					// Insert an empty paragraph for readability

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(new ParagraphProperties(), 0);



      // Reset the character properties

      props = new CharacterProperties();

      props.setFontSize(32);



      // Create a numbered list

      HWPFList list = new HWPFList(true, doc.getStyleSheet());

      int listID = doc.registerList(list);



      // Insert a list entry

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(new ParagraphProperties(), listID, 1,
	  0);

      props.setIco24(0xff0000);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Blue list entry", props);



      // Insert another list entry

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(new ParagraphProperties(), listID, 1,
	  0);

      props.setIco24(0xff);

      props.setFontSize(38);

      props.setCapitalized(true);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" larger red capitalized", props);



      //Last list entry

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(new ParagraphProperties(), listID, 1,
	  0);

      props.setIco24(0);

      props.setCapitalized(false);

      props.setCharacterSpacing(150);

      currentRange = currentRange.insertAfter(" Large character spacing", props);



      // Write out the document

      FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("C:\\hello.doc");

      doc.write(out);

      out.flush();

      out.close();


				}

    catch (Throwable t)

    {

      t.printStackTrace();

    }

  }



}