[java] How can I read numeric strings in Excel cells as string (not numbers)?

There is a ready-to-use wrapper (some additional optimizations can be applied)

  • it supports numeric and String cells

  • formulas are recognized and handled automatically

  • avoid some boilerplate

     public final class Cell {
    
     private final static DataFormatter FORMATTER = new DataFormatter();
    
     private XSSFCell mCell;
    
     public Cell(@NotNull XSSFCell cell) {
         mCell = cell;
    
         if (isFormula()) {
             XSSFWorkbook book = mCell.getSheet().getWorkbook();
             FormulaEvaluator evaluator = book.getCreationHelper().createFormulaEvaluator();
             mCell = (XSSFCell) evaluator.evaluateInCell(mCell);
         }
     }
    
     /**
      * Get content
      */
     public final int getInt() {
         return (int) getLong();
     }
    
     public final long getLong() {
         return Math.round(getDouble());
     }
    
     public final double getDouble() {
         return mCell.getNumericCellValue();
     }
    
     public final String getString() {
         if (!isString()) {
             return FORMATTER.formatCellValue(mCell);
         }
         return mCell.getStringCellValue();
     }
    
     /**
      * Get properties
      */
     public final boolean isNumber() {
         if (isFormula()) {
             return mCell.getCachedFormulaResultType().equals(CellType.NUMERIC);
         }
         return mCell.getCellType().equals(CellType.NUMERIC);
     }
    
     public final boolean isString() {
         if (isFormula()) {
             return mCell.getCachedFormulaResultType().equals(CellType.STRING);
         }
         return mCell.getCellType().equals(CellType.STRING);
     }
    
     public final boolean isFormula() {
         return mCell.getCellType().equals(CellType.FORMULA);
     }
    
     /**
      * Debug info
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return getString();
     }
     }
    

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