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package org.apache.poi.ss.formula;

import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellType;

/**
 * Abstracts a cell for the purpose of formula evaluation.  This interface represents both formula
 * and non-formula cells.<br/>
 * 
 * For POI internal use only
 * 
 * @author Josh Micich
 */
public interface EvaluationCell {
	/**
	 * @return an Object that identifies the underlying cell,
	 * suitable for use as a key in a {@link java.util.HashMap}
	 */
	Object getIdentityKey();

	EvaluationSheet getSheet();
	int getRowIndex();
	int getColumnIndex();
	/**
	 * Will return {@link CellType} in a future version of POI.
	 * For forwards compatibility, do not hard-code cell type literals in your code.
	 *
	 * @return cell type
	 * @deprecated 3.15. Will return a {@link CellType} enum in the future.
	 */
	int getCellType();
	/**
	 * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
	 * @deprecated POI 3.15 beta 3.
	 * Will be deleted when we make the CellType enum transition. See bug 59791.
	 */
	CellType getCellTypeEnum();

	double getNumericCellValue();
	String getStringCellValue();
	boolean getBooleanCellValue();
	int getErrorCellValue();

	/**
	 * Will return {@link CellType} in a future version of POI.
	 * For forwards compatibility, do not hard-code cell type literals in your code.
	 *
	 * @return cell type of cached formula result
	 * @deprecated 3.15. Will return a {@link CellType} enum in the future.
	 */
	int getCachedFormulaResultType();
	/**
	 * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
	 * @deprecated POI 3.15 beta 3.
	 * Will be deleted when we make the CellType enum transition. See bug 59791.
	 */
	CellType getCachedFormulaResultTypeEnum();
}