/*********************************************************************
*
* Copyright (C) 2002 Andrew Khan
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
***************************************************************************/
package jxl.write;
import jxl.Cell;
import jxl.format.CellFormat;
/**
* The interface for all writable cells
*/
public interface WritableCell extends Cell
{
/**
* Sets the cell format for this cell
*
* @param cf the cell format
*/
public void setCellFormat(CellFormat cf);
/**
* A deep copy. The returned cell still needs to be added to the sheet.
* By not automatically adding the cell to the sheet, the client program
* may change certain attributes, such as the value or the format
*
* @param col the column which the new cell will occupy
* @param row the row which the new cell will occupy
* @return a copy of this cell, which can then be added to the sheet
*/
public WritableCell copyTo(int col, int row);
/**
* Accessor for the cell features
*
* @return the cell features or NULL if this cell doesn't have any
*/
public WritableCellFeatures getWritableCellFeatures();
/**
* Sets the cell features
*
* @param cf the cell features
*/
public void setCellFeatures(WritableCellFeatures cf);
}