pjfanning commented on code in PR #967:
URL: https://github.com/apache/poi/pull/967#discussion_r2608037655


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poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFWorkbook.java:
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@@ -1061,11 +1061,30 @@ public HSSFSheet getSheetAt(int index) {
      * If there are multiple matches, the first sheet from the list
      * of sheets is returned.
      *
+     * <p>
+     *     Note that Excel limits sheet names to 31 characters. If you try to 
look up
+     *     a sheet by a name longer than that, a warning will be logged, since
+     *     such a sheet cannot exist in Excel and the lookup will likely 
return {@code null}.
+     * </p>
+     *
      * @param name of the sheet
      * @return HSSFSheet with the name provided or {@code null} if it does not 
exist
      */
     @Override
     public HSSFSheet getSheet(String name) {
+
+        if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if(name.length() > MAX_SENSITIVE_SHEET_NAME_LEN) {
+            LOGGER.atWarn().log(

Review Comment:
   the trunk branch is targeted at 6.0.0 - allowing breaking changes
   



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