Jexcel api

Question

Hi all,
If any one has used jexcel api to show a drop down box in excel sheet please share the code... or any help for the same is higly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi all,
I found the solution to my problem,
For implementing <option name="x" value="0"> smiliar in html in Excel sheet
you need to do a work around , something like writing the name in the data validation list and the value in a hidden cell
and when the drop down is changed to select some name corresponding value will be selected by accessing the hidden cell.
To export data to excel sheet
using jexcel and want to show a drop down(i.e. dataValidationList), normally you will find the below code to do so -
/* Start Code */
//Create a blank obj with row and col num
Blank b = new Blank(1,1);
//Create a array list and put objs which u want as list
ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList();
arrList.add("DropDown1");
arrList.add("DropDown2");
arrList.add("DropDown3");
//Create writable cell features obj
WritableCellFeatures cellFeatures = new WritableCellFeatures();
//set the array list in writable cell features
cellFeatures.setDataValidationList(al);
//set the cell features in the blank class
b.setCellFeatures(cellFeatures);
//add this blank class to writable sheet
sheet.addCell(b);
//write to workbook
/* End Code */
The above code will just create a Data Validation List with default value as blank
to have default value as selected don't use the blank class to write to cell , use Lable instead
Below is the code for doing this -
/* Start of Code */
cellFeatures = new WritableCellFeatures();
ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
al.add("bagpuss");
al.add("clangers");
al.add("ivor the engine");
al.add("noggin the nog");
cellFeatures.setDataValidationList(al);
Label checkLabel = new Label(1,63,(String)al.get(1));
checkLabel.setCellFeatures(cellFeatures);
s1.addCell(checkLabel);
// write to workbook
/* End code */
above code will create a list(DropDown) with values "bagpuss,clangers,ivor the engine,noggin the nog"
with selected value as "clangers"