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jzd
jzd

Reputation: 23639

Add borders to cells in POI generated Excel File

I am using POI to generate an Excel File. I need to add borders to specific cells in the worksheet.

How can I accomplish this?

Upvotes: 53

Views: 148438

Answers (8)

winklerrr
winklerrr

Reputation: 14867

XSSF

BorderStyle

Use XSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM or XSSFBorderFormatting.BORDER_MEDIUM (both enums refer to the same value):

final XSSFCellStyle cellStyle = workbook.createCellStyle();

cellStyle.setBorderTop(XSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
cellStyle.setBorderRight(XSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
cellStyle.setBorderBottom(XSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
cellStyle.setBorderLeft(XSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);

cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);

BorderColor

Use setBorderColor(XSSFCellBorder.BorderSide.BOTTOM, XSSFColor) or setBottomBorderColor(XSSFColor) (equivalent for top, left, right):

final XSSFCellStyle cellStyle = workbook.createCellStyle();
final XSSFColor color = new XSSFColor(new java.awt.Color(128, 0, 128));

cellStyle.setTopBorderColor(color);
cellStyle.setRightBorderColor(color);
cellStyle.setBottomBorderColor(color);
cellStyle.setLeftBorderColor(color);

cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle);

Upvotes: 15

spectrum
spectrum

Reputation: 397

If you're using the org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel (not HSSF or XSSF) you can use:

style.setBorderBottom(BorderStyle.THIN);
style.setBorderTop(BorderStyle.THIN);
style.setBorderLeft(BorderStyle.THIN);
style.setBorderRight(BorderStyle.THIN);

all the border styles are here at the apache documentation

Upvotes: 5

Martin Pabst
Martin Pabst

Reputation: 921

From Version 4.0.0 on RegionUtil-methods have a new signature. For example:

RegionUtil.setBorderBottom(BorderStyle.DOUBLE,
            CellRangeAddress.valueOf("A1:B7"), sheet);

Upvotes: 3

rogger2016
rogger2016

Reputation: 939

To create a border in Apache POI you should...

1: Create a style

final XSSFCellStyle style = workbook.createCellStyle();

2: Then you have to create the border

style.setBorderBottom( new XSSFColor(new Color(235,235,235));


3: Then you have to set the color of that border

style.setBottomBorderColor( new XSSFColor(new Color(235,235,235));

4: Then apply the style to a cell

cell.setCellStyle(style);

Upvotes: 1

Mathias G.
Mathias G.

Reputation: 5095

In the newer apache poi versions:

XSSFCellStyle style = workbook.createCellStyle();
style.setBorderTop(BorderStyle.MEDIUM);
style.setBorderBottom(BorderStyle.MEDIUM);
style.setBorderLeft(BorderStyle.MEDIUM);
style.setBorderRight(BorderStyle.MEDIUM);

Upvotes: 39

Maxwell Cheng
Maxwell Cheng

Reputation: 1190

a Helper function:

private void setRegionBorderWithMedium(CellRangeAddress region, Sheet sheet) {
        Workbook wb = sheet.getWorkbook();
        RegionUtil.setBorderBottom(CellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM, region, sheet, wb);
        RegionUtil.setBorderLeft(CellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM, region, sheet, wb);
        RegionUtil.setBorderRight(CellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM, region, sheet, wb);
        RegionUtil.setBorderTop(CellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM, region, sheet, wb);
    }

When you want to add Border in Excel, then

String cellAddr="$A$11:$A$17";

setRegionBorderWithMedium(CellRangeAddress.valueOf(cellAddr1), sheet);

Upvotes: 15

swamy
swamy

Reputation: 1210

HSSFCellStyle style=workbook.createCellStyle();
style.setBorderBottom(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setBorderTop(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setBorderRight(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);
style.setBorderLeft(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_THIN);

Upvotes: 25

jzd
jzd

Reputation: 23639

Setting up borders in the style used in the cells will accomplish this. Example:

style.setBorderBottom(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
style.setBorderTop(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
style.setBorderRight(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);
style.setBorderLeft(HSSFCellStyle.BORDER_MEDIUM);

Upvotes: 68

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