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Thread: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

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    Default store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    Hello every body

    I tried to write java code to read excel file, and so far was ok

    Now i have two problems:

    1-i want to store the data elements of the second column in the excel file in ArrayList to call it later with database list[0], list[1]... .

    the problem hier is how to determine the column number, i can store and add the elements of the whole excel file or for elements of certain rows (first row or second or the first three rows ...ect.) but i want do it for certain column!!

    2- the seconed Problem is, that i want to pass the Arraylist to loop and print the element out to display it
    XML Code:

    for (int i = 0; i < col.size(); i++){
                   String item = (String) col.get(i);
                   System.out.println("coloum " + i + " : " + item);
                }
    but some thing go wrong and i get the following error

    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFRichTextString cannot be cast to java.lang.String
        at Reader.main(Reader.java:97)

    the Code
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.FileInputStream;
    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.Iterator;
    import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFSheet;
    import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook;
    import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Cell;
    import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row;
     
     
     
    public class Reader {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
     
            ArrayList  col = new ArrayList();
        try {
     
            FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(new File("d:\\hi.xls"));
     
            //Get the workbook instance for XLS file 
            HSSFWorkbook workbook = new HSSFWorkbook(file);
     
            //Get first sheet from the workbook
            HSSFSheet sheet = workbook.getSheetAt(0);
     
            //Iterate through each rows from first sheet
            Iterator<Row> rowIterator = sheet.iterator();
            while(rowIterator.hasNext()) {
                Row row = rowIterator.next();
     
                //display from the third row until 5th
                if(row.getRowNum()>2 && (row.getRowNum()<5)){
                {
     
     
     
                //For each row, iterate through each columns
                Iterator<Cell> cellIterator = row.cellIterator();
                while(cellIterator.hasNext()) {
     
                    //Getting the cell contents
                    Cell cell = cellIterator.next();
     
                    switch(cell.getCellType()) {
                        case Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                            System.out.print(cell.getBooleanCellValue() + "\t\t");
                            break;
                        case Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                            System.out.print(cell.getNumericCellValue() + "\t\t");
                            break;
                        case Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                            System.out.print(cell.getStringCellValue() + "\t\t");
                            break;
                        case Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                            System.out.println(cell.getCellFormula());
                            break;
     
                       /** case Cell.CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
                            System.out.println("BLANK");
                            break;
                            **/
                    }
     
                    //add the values of the cell to the Arraylist 
                    if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC) 
                    {
                    System.out.print(cell.getNumericCellValue());
                    col.add(cell.getNumericCellValue());
                    } 
                    else if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING) 
                    {
                    System.out.print(cell.getRichStringCellValue());
                    col.add(cell.getRichStringCellValue());
                    } 
                    else if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN) 
                    {
                    System.out.print(cell.getBooleanCellValue());
                    col.add(cell.getBooleanCellValue());
                    }
                }
     
                }
                }
                System.out.println("");
     
            }
     
            file.close();
     
            //print the value of the cells which is stored in the the Arraylist
            System.out.println("");
            for (int i = 0; i < col.size(); i++){
                   String item = (String) col.get(i);
                   System.out.println("coloum " + i + " : " + item);
                }
     
            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        }

    so now how can i fix it??


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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    Hello vector_ever,
    I'm also a kind of junior, but I'll try to help. (I cant try your code since I'm running in a JDK14 enviroment right now .. sory for that)
    1. You have done:
    ArrayList col= new ArrayList();
    2.then:
    col.add(cell.getSOME_TYPE_OF_VALUE());
    3.then:
    for (int i = 0; i < col.size(); i++){
     String item = (String) col.get(i);
     System.out.println("coloum " + i + " : " + item);
    }
    please try to: do this change:
    Object item = col.get(i);
    I see that you have there a generic ArrayList with three Object Types. Boolean, Some_Kind_Of_String and a Numeric(?).
    And this will help with the Boolean object too.

    That's one thing.
    Another Ideea:
    instead of:
    Cell cell = cellIterator.next();
    try this:
    HSSFCell cell = cellIterator.next();
    then do this - where needed:
    col.add(cell.getRichStringCellValue().getString());

    Hope it will somehow help you.

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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    Hello khrypt,

    thank you very much
    Object item = col.get(i);
    was right decision, so it works.

    now stay the another part of the problem, how to store the every element just from the certain column, for example second column??

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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    Sorry vector_ever, it seems I don't understand your question/need.
    You already read the file.
    You can retrieve data from rows, from columns...
    Please explain this:
    how to store the every element just from the certain column, for example second column
    What is the problem? the: second column ?

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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    the problem was that i want to add just the elements of the second column to the arraylist

    any way i have found the solution

    //store the values of the third Column
    	         Cell cell = row.getCell(1); 
    	 	    	   if(cell != null){
    	            //add the values of the cell to the Arraylist 
    	            if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC) 
    	            {
    	            col.add(cell.getNumericCellValue());
    	            } 
    	            else if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING) 
    	            {
    	            col.add(cell.getRichStringCellValue().getString());
    	            } 
    	            else if (cell.getCellType() == Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN) 
    	            {
    	            col.add(cell.getBooleanCellValue());
    	            }
    	            }

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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    . Ah, as I initially thought, the index was your problem...
    row.getCell(0) - first column
    row.getCell(1) - second column.
    anyway, cheers.

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    Default Re: store certain column in ArrayList from excel file

    thanks you again

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