Thanks for the reply!
Sorry, I forgot to mention, I tried 'getDateValue', but it throws
'NullPointerException'.
Thanks
> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:35:56 +0800
> Subject: Re: getDisplayText cannot return value of date field
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Frank Ho <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,All
> > I placed a date field in a cell, and choosed a date.
> > In code, I got this cell via getCellByPosition(), then use
> > getDisplayText, but it returned an empty string.
> > While if I placed a ListBox in this cell, then use getDisplayText, it
> > can return the value correctly.
> > How can I get the value of date field in a cell?
> >
>
> try getDateValue which will return a Calendar and then format as you want
> using normal Java date format classes.
>
> I'm just guessing, but if your cell really is a date then the underlying
> TextExtractor used in GetDisplayText may not work?
>
>
>
> > Thanks!
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Ian C
