org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula.functions
Class Indirect

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula.functions.Indirect
All Implemented Interfaces:
FreeRefFunction

public final class Indirect
extends java.lang.Object
implements FreeRefFunction

Implementation for Excel function INDIRECT

INDIRECT() returns the cell or area reference denoted by the text argument.

Syntax:
INDIRECT(ref_text,isA1Style)

ref_text a string representation of the desired reference as it would normally be written in a cell formula.
isA1Style (default TRUE) specifies whether the ref_text should be interpreted as A1-style or R1C1-style.

Author:
Josh Micich

Field Summary
static FreeRefFunction instance
           
 
Method Summary
 ValueEval evaluate(ValueEval[] args, OperationEvaluationContext ec)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

instance

public static final FreeRefFunction instance
Method Detail

evaluate

public ValueEval evaluate(ValueEval[] args,
                          OperationEvaluationContext ec)
Specified by:
evaluate in interface FreeRefFunction
Parameters:
args - the pre-evaluated arguments for this function. args is never null, nor are any of its elements.
ec - primarily used to identify the source cell containing the formula being evaluated. may also be used to dynamically create reference evals.
Returns:
never null. Possibly an instance of ErrorEval in the case of a specified Excel error (Exceptions are never thrown to represent Excel errors).