It will be nice to have this example. For me it was a special request from
the client and I had to find solutions. Tell me where to post the code with
comments and I will make time for this.

Cristian


MSB wrote:
> 
> Thank you for this, really good piece of work and I was wondering if you
> would be willing to post it as an example on the POI website so that
> others can see how to perform this operation? If you do not have the time,
> I would be quite willing to work it up into an example and post the code
> here before submitting it to the website; and it goes without saying that
> you would be credited as the author.
> 
> Yours
> 
> Mark B
> 
> 
> MerlinCristi wrote:
>> 
>> Update
>> 
>> After some time I found the solution. And it is like this
>> 
>> XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
>> XSSFSheet s = wb.createSheet("Sheet1");
>> XSSFRow r;
>> XSSFCell c;
>> CTRowImpl ctr;
>> r = s.createRow( 0);                         
>> c = r.createCell( 0);
>> c.setCellStyle( timeblockLabel);             
>> c.setCellValue( "Some Text");
>>      
>> c = r.createCell( 1);
>> c.setCellStyle( timeblockLabel);
>>              
>> c = r.createCell( 2);
>> c.setCellStyle( timeblockLabel);
>>              
>> ctr = (CTRowImpl) r.getCTRow();
>> List spans = new ArrayList();                
>> Object o = "1:3";
>> spans.add( o);
>> ctr.setSpans( spans);
>>              
>> String filename = "workbook1.xlsx";   
>> FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(filename);
>> wb.write(out);
>> out.close();
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> timeblockLabel.setAlignment( XSSFCellStyle.ALIGN_CENTER_SELECTION);
>> 
>> I tested and it works fine. The label is centered over selection.
>> If you decide to span something over cell 1,2,3 for example cell 1, 2, 3
>> must exist.
>> 
>> Enjoy, 
>> Cristian
>> 
>> 
>> MerlinCristi wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi. I made one xlsx file with some cells selected and saved. After that
>>> I loded with poi and
>>>  if you call this code
>>> 
>>> InputStream myxls = new FileInputStream("ex1.xlsx");
>>> XSSFWorkbook wb     = new XSSFWorkbook(myxls);      
>>> XSSFSheet s = wb.getSheetAt( 0);
>>> XSSFRow r = s.getRow(0);
>>> CTRowImpl cr = (CTRowImpl) r.getCTRow();
>>> 
>>> the content of cr is
>>> 
>>> <xml-fragment r="1" spans="1:3" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"
>>> xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships";
>>> xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006";
>>> xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac";
>>> xmlns:main="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main";>
>>>   <main:c r="A1" s="1" t="s">
>>>     <main:v>0</main:v>
>>>   </main:c>
>>>   <main:c r="B1" s="1"/>
>>>   <main:c r="C1" s="1"/>
>>> </xml-fragment>
>>> 
>>> You can see in the first row attribute spans="1:3"
>>> 
>>> Also if you call cr.getSpans() you will get the list of spans, in my
>>> case 1:3. But I am unable to edit this list. There is a method setSpans
>>> and it requires a parameter of type XMLSimpleList but I am unable to add
>>> values to this list.
>>> 
>>> Probably it is possible to somehow edit this values from java but it
>>> seams to be rocket science.
>>> 
>>> I am waiting for some replay regarding this issue.
>>> 
>>> Cristian
>>> 
>>> MSB wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well, there is an option to center - no, pre Webster so it ought to be
>>>> centre - the cells contents across a selection in the CellStyle class
>>>> just as there is in Excel, but like you, I cannot see how to obviously
>>>> make use of it. Currently, I am thinking about trying to use the
>>>> ability to create a name to see if that will help but I cannot be sure.
>>>> 
>>>> Do you know in advance which cells need to be treated in this way? If
>>>> so, you could create a template that POI would then be able to open and
>>>> populate with data. Secondly, if you do know which cells are to be
>>>> treated in this way, you could create styles on another sheet in the
>>>> workbook and then try applying them to other cells in another sheet of
>>>> the same workbook. Again, I do not know if this would work but it
>>>> should be quick enough and easy enough to try out.
>>>> 
>>>> When I get back homw after work today, I will have a play to see what I
>>>> can come up with.
>>>> 
>>>> Yours
>>>> 
>>>> Mark B
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cristian Petrula wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi. I have a huge problem. I need to use ALIGN_CENTER_SELECTION over
>>>>> 2, 3..
>>>>> cells but I am not allowed to merge cells And I don't have any idea
>>>>> how to
>>>>> simulate cell selection. I saw in xml file attribute "spans" in row
>>>>> element.
>>>>> Do you know how to use this align style with selected cells?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cristian
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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