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Excel is a versatile tool extensively utilized for data management and analysis. There are occasions when you may require locating specific data within an Excel file and replacing it with updated values. In this article, we will explore how to find and replace data in Excel in Java using Spire.XLS for Java.
- Find and Replace Data in a Worksheet in Excel
- Find and Replace Data in a Specific Cell Range in Excel
Install Spire.XLS for Java
First of all, you're required to add the Spire.Xls.jar file as a dependency in your Java program. The JAR file can be downloaded from this link. If you use Maven, you can easily import the JAR file in your application by adding the following code to your project's pom.xml file.
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>com.e-iceblue</id>
<name>e-iceblue</name>
<url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
<artifactId>spire.xls</artifactId>
<version>15.11.3</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Find and Replace Data in a Worksheet in Excel
The Worksheet.findAllString() method provided by Spire.XLS for Java can help you find the cells containing specific text in Excel documents. Once found, you can conveniently replace these values with new ones using the CellRange.setText() method. The steps are as follows:
- Create an instance of Workbook class.
- Load an Excel file using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
- Get the desired worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Find the specific value in the worksheet using Worksheet.findAllString() method and replace the value of the cell with another value using CellRange.setText() method.
- Set a background for the cell so you can easily find the updated cells using CellRange. getStyle().setColor() method.
- Save the result file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.CellRange;
import com.spire.xls.ExcelVersion;
import com.spire.xls.Workbook;
import com.spire.xls.Worksheet;
import java.awt.Color;
public class ReplaceData {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Initialize an instance of the Workbook class
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
// Load an Excel file
workbook.loadFromFile("Test.xlsx");
// Get the first worksheet
Worksheet worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
// Find the cells with the specific string value "Total" in the worksheet
CellRange[] cells = worksheet.findAllString("Total", true, true);
// Iterate through the found cells
for (CellRange cell : cells) {
// Replace the value of the cell with another value
cell.setText("Sum");
// Set a background color for the cell
cell.getStyle().setColor(Color.YELLOW);
}
// Save the result file to a specific location
workbook.saveToFile("ReplaceDataInWorksheet.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
workbook.dispose();
}
}
Find and Replace Data in a Specific Cell Range in Excel
To replace data within a specific range of cells, you can utilize the CellRange.findAllString() method to locate cells within the range that contain the desired values. Then, use the CellRange.setText() method to replace the cell value with a new value. The detailed steps are as follows:
- Create an instance of Workbook class.
- Load an Excel file using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
- Get the desired worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Get a specific cell range using Worksheet.getCellRange() method.
- Find the cells with the specific value in the cell range using CellRange.findAllString() method.
- Iterate through the found cells
- Replace the value of the cell with another value using CellRange setText() method.
- Set a background for the cell so you can easily find the updated cells using the CellRange. getStyle().setColor() method.
- Save the result file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.CellRange;
import com.spire.xls.ExcelVersion;
import com.spire.xls.Workbook;
import com.spire.xls.Worksheet;
import java.awt.Color;
public class ReplaceDataInCellRange {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Initialize an instance of the Workbook class
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
// Load an Excel file
workbook.loadFromFile("Test.xlsx");
// Get the first worksheet
Worksheet worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
// Get a specific cell range
CellRange range = worksheet.getCellRange("A1:C12");
// Find the cells with the specific value "Total" in the cell range
CellRange[] cells = range.findAllString("Total", true, true);
// Iterate through the found cells
for (CellRange cell : cells) {
// Replace the value of the cell with another value
cell.setText("Sum");
// Set a background color for the cell
cell.getStyle().setColor(Color.YELLOW);
}
// Save the result file to a specific location
workbook.saveToFile("ReplaceDataInCellRange.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
workbook.dispose();
}
}
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A pie chart is a circular chart divided into sectors, and each sector represents a proportionate part of the whole. It presents data in the form of graphs, which makes it easy for users to analyze and compare data. As for the doughnut chart, it performs the same function as the pie chart, except that it has a "hole" in the center. This article will demonstrate how to programmatically create a pie chart or a doughnut chart in Excel using Spire.XLS for Java.
Install Spire.XLS for Java
First of all, you're required to add the Spire.Xls.jar file as a dependency in your Java program. The JAR file can be downloaded from this link. If you use Maven, you can easily import the JAR file in your application by adding the following code to your project's pom.xml file.
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>com.e-iceblue</id>
<name>e-iceblue</name>
<url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
<artifactId>spire.xls</artifactId>
<version>15.11.3</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Create a Pie Chart in Excel
The detailed steps are as follows:
- Create a Workbook object.
- Get a specified worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Add some data to specified cells and set the cell styles.
- Add a pie chart to the worksheet using Worksheet.getCharts().add(ExcelChartType.Pie) method.
- Set data range for the chart using Chart.setDataRange() method.
- Set the position and title of the chart.
- Get a specified series in the chart and set category labels and values for the series using ChartSerie.setCategoryLabels() and ChartSerie.setValues() methods.
- Show data labels for data points.
- Save the result file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.*;
import com.spire.xls.charts.ChartSerie;
import java.awt.*;
public class CreatePieChart {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Create a Workbook object
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
//Get the first worksheet
Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
//Insert data to specified cells
sheet.getCellRange("A1").setValue("Year");
sheet.getCellRange("A2").setValue("2002");
sheet.getCellRange("A3").setValue("2003");
sheet.getCellRange("A4").setValue("2004");
sheet.getCellRange("A5").setValue("2005");
sheet.getCellRange("B1").setValue("Sales");
sheet.getCellRange("B2").setNumberValue(4000);
sheet.getCellRange("B3").setNumberValue(6000);
sheet.getCellRange("B4").setNumberValue(7000);
sheet.getCellRange("B5").setNumberValue(8500);
//Set cell styles
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").setRowHeight(15);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").getCellStyle().setColor(Color.darkGray);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").getCellStyle().getExcelFont().setColor(Color.white);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B5").getCellStyle().setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignType.Center);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B5").getCellStyle().setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignType.Center);
//Set number format
sheet.getCellRange("B2:C5").getCellStyle().setNumberFormat("\"$\"#,##0");
//Add a pie chart to the worksheet
Chart chart = sheet.getCharts().add(ExcelChartType.Pie);
//Set data range for the chart
chart.setDataRange(sheet.getCellRange("B2:B5"));
chart.setSeriesDataFromRange(false);
//Set position of the chart
chart.setLeftColumn(3);
chart.setTopRow(1);
chart.setRightColumn(11);
chart.setBottomRow(20);
//Set and format chart title
chart.setChartTitle("Sales by year");
chart.getChartTitleArea().isBold(true);
chart.getChartTitleArea().setSize(12);
//Get a specified series in the chart
ChartSerie cs = chart.getSeries().get(0);
//Set category labels for the series
cs.setCategoryLabels(sheet.getCellRange("A2:A5"));
//Set values for the series
cs.setValues(sheet.getCellRange("B2:B5"));
//Show data labels for data points
cs.getDataPoints().getDefaultDataPoint().getDataLabels().hasValue(true);
//Save the result file
workbook.saveToFile("PieChart.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
}
}
Create a Doughnut Chart in Excel
The detailed steps are as follows:
- Create a Workbook object.
- Get a specified worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Add some data to specified cells and set the cell styles.
- Add a doughnut chart to the worksheet using Worksheet.getCharts().add(ExcelChartType.Doughnut) method.
- Set data range for the chart using Chart.setDataRange() method.
- Set the position and title of the chart.
- Show data labels for data points.
- Set the legend position of the chart using Chart.getLegend().setPosition() method.
- Save the result file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.*;
import com.spire.xls.charts.ChartSerie;
import com.spire.xls.charts.ChartSeries;
import java.awt.*;
public class CreateDoughnutChart {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Create a Workbook object
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
//Get the first worksheet
Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
//Insert data to specified cells
sheet.getCellRange("A1").setValue("Country");
sheet.getCellRange("A2").setValue("Cuba");
sheet.getCellRange("A3").setValue("Mexico");
sheet.getCellRange("A4").setValue("German");
sheet.getCellRange("A5").setValue("Japan");
sheet.getCellRange("B1").setValue("Sales");
sheet.getCellRange("B2").setNumberValue(6000);
sheet.getCellRange("B3").setNumberValue(8000);
sheet.getCellRange("B4").setNumberValue(9000);
sheet.getCellRange("B5").setNumberValue(8500);
//Set cell styles
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").setRowHeight(15);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").getCellStyle().setColor(Color.darkGray);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B1").getCellStyle().getExcelFont().setColor(Color.white);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B5").getCellStyle().setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignType.Center);
sheet.getCellRange("A1:B5").getCellStyle().setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignType.Center);
//Set number format
sheet.getCellRange("B2:C5").getCellStyle().setNumberFormat("\"$\"#,##0");
//Add a doughnut chart to the worksheet
Chart chart = sheet.getCharts().add(ExcelChartType.Doughnut);
//Set data range for chart
chart.setDataRange(sheet.getCellRange("A1:B5"));
chart.setSeriesDataFromRange(false);
//Set position of the chart
chart.setLeftColumn(3);
chart.setTopRow(1);
chart.setRightColumn(11);
chart.setBottomRow(20);
//Set chart title
chart.setChartTitle("Market share by country");
chart.getChartTitleArea().isBold(true);
chart.getChartTitleArea().setSize(12);
//Show data labels for data points
ChartSeries series = chart.getSeries();
for (int i = 0 ; i < series.size() ; i++) {
ChartSerie cs = series.get(i);
cs.getDataPoints().getDefaultDataPoint().getDataLabels().hasPercentage(true);
}
//Set the legend position of the chart
chart.getLegend().setPosition(LegendPositionType.Top);
//Save the result file
workbook.saveToFile("DoughnutChart.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
}
}
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Comments in an Excel cell are commonly used for sharing extra information or reviews about the data inside the cell. Comments make it easy to remember, follow up, or reference the data in your worksheet. With Spire.XLS for Java, you can insert a comment to Excel as well as formatting a comment with easy. In this article, we will show you how to add a comment to your Excel spreadsheet in Java from the following three parts.
- Add Comments in an Excel Worksheet
- Apply Formatting to Comments in an Excel Worksheet
- Add Comment with Author in an Excel Worksheet
Install Spire.XLS for Java
First of all, you're required to add the Spire.Xls.jar file as a dependency in your Java program. The JAR file can be downloaded from this link. If you use Maven, you can easily import the JAR file in your application by adding the following code to your project's pom.xml file.
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>com.e-iceblue</id>
<name>e-iceblue</name>
<url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
<artifactId>spire.xls</artifactId>
<version>15.11.3</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Add Comments in an Excel Worksheet
Spire.XLS offers the CellRange.addComment() method to insert the regular text comment to Excel worksheets.
- Create a Workbook instance.
- Load a sample Excel document using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Add a comment in a specific cell range using CellRange.addComment() method and then set the comment text through the ExcelComment.setText() method.
- Save the document to another file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.*;
public class Excelcomment {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
//Load the sample document from file
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.loadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");
//Get the first worksheet
Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
//Add regular comment to specific cell range C6
CellRange range = sheet.getCellRange("C6");
ExcelComment comment = range.addComment();
comment.setVisible(true);
comment.setText("Regular comment");
//Save the document to another file
workbook.saveToFile("Addcomment.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
}
}
Apply Formatting to Comments in an Excel Worksheet
Spire.XLS offers the Comment.getRichText().setFont() method to apply font formatting for comments in Excel worksheets.
- Initialize an instance of Workbook class and load an Excel file using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Add a comment in a specific cell range using CellRange.addComment() method and then set the comment text.
- Create an ExcelFont object and apply the font to the comment text using ExcelComment.getRichText.setFont() method.
- Save the document to another file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Excelcomment {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
//Load the sample document from file
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.loadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");
//Get the first worksheet
Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
//Create font
ExcelFont font = workbook.createFont();
font.setFontName("Calibri");
font.setSize(12);
font.setColor(Color.orange);
font.isBold(true);
//Add regular comment to specific cell range C6
CellRange range = sheet.getCellRange("C6");
ExcelComment comment = range.addComment();
comment.setVisible(true);
comment.setHeight(100);
comment.setWidth(200);
comment.getRichText().setText("Spire.XLS for Java Rich Text Comment ");
comment.getRichText().setFont(0, 40, font);
comment.setTextRotation(TextRotationType.LeftToRight);
//Set the alignment of text in Comment
comment.setVAlignment(CommentVAlignType.Center);
comment.setHAlignment(CommentHAlignType.Justified);
//Save the document to another file
workbook.saveToFile("AddRichTextcomment.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
}
}
Add Comment with Author in an Excel Worksheet
Spire.XLS offers the ExcelComment.setText() method to insert the comment with author to Excel worksheets.
- Create a Workbook instance.
- Load a sample Excel document using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified worksheet using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
- Add a comment in a specific cell range using CellRange.addComment() method.
- Define the comment text and author and then add them as the comment content through the ExcelComment.setText() method.
- Save the document to another file using Workbook.saveToFile() method.
- Java
import com.spire.xls.*;
public class Excelcomment {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
//Load the sample document from file
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.loadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");
//Get the first worksheet
Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);
//Add regular comment to specific cell range C6
CellRange range = sheet.getCellRange("C6");
ExcelComment comment = range.addComment();
comment.setVisible(true);
//Set the author and comment content
String text = "Add a comment with Author";
String author = "E-iceblue:";
comment.setText(author + "\r" + text);
//Save the document to another file
workbook.saveToFile("Addcomment.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
}
}
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