loci.poi.hssf.record

Class BOFRecord

java.lang.Object

loci.poi.hssf.record.Record

loci.poi.hssf.record.BOFRecord

public class BOFRecord
extends Record

Title: Beginning Of File

Description: Somewhat of a misnomer, its used for the beginning of a set of records that have a particular pupose or subject. Used in sheets and workbooks.

REFERENCE: PG 289 Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-498-2)

Version:

2.0-pre

Author:

Andrew C. Oliver, Jason Height (jheight at chariot dot net dot au)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static short	BUILD suggested default 0x10d3
static short	BUILD_YEAR suggested default 0x07CC (1996)
private short	field_1_version
private short	field_2_type
private short	field_3_build
private short	field_4_year
private int	field_5_history
private int	field_6_rversion
static short	HISTORY_MASK suggested default for a normal sheet (0x41)
static short	sid for BIFF8 files the BOF is 0x809.
static short	TYPE_CHART
static short	TYPE_EXCEL_4_MACRO
static short	TYPE_VB_MODULE
static short	TYPE_WORKBOOK
static short	TYPE_WORKSHEET
static short	TYPE_WORKSPACE_FILE
static short	VERSION suggested default (0x06 - BIFF8)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BOFRecord() Constructs an empty BOFRecord with no fields set.
BOFRecord(RecordInputStream in) Constructs a BOFRecord and sets its fields appropriately

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone()
protected void	fillFields(RecordInputStream in) called by the constructor, should set class level fields.
short	getBuild() get the build that wrote this file
short	getBuildYear() Year of the build that wrote this file
int	getHistoryBitMask() get the history bit mask (not very useful)
int	getRecordSize() gives the current serialized size of the record.
int	getRequiredVersion() get the minimum version required to read this file
short	getSid() return the non static version of the id for this record.
short	getType() type of object this marks
short	getVersion() Version number - for BIFF8 should be 0x06
int	serialize(int offset, byte[] data) called by the class that is responsible for writing this sucker.
void	setBuild(short build) build that wrote this file
void	setBuildYear(short year) Year of the build that wrote this file
void	setHistoryBitMask(int bitmask) set the history bit mask (not very useful)
void	setRequiredVersion(int version) set the minimum version required to read this file
void	setType(short type) type of object this marks
void	setVersion(short version) Version number - for BIFF8 should be 0x06
String	toString() get a string representation of the record (for biffview/debugging)
protected void	validateSid(short id) called by constructor, should throw runtime exception in the event of a record passed with a differing ID.

Methods inherited from class loci.poi.hssf.record.Record

isInValueSection, isValue, serialize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

sid

public static final short sid

for BIFF8 files the BOF is 0x809. For earlier versions it was 0x09 or 0x(biffversion)09

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Constant Field Values

field_1_version

private short field_1_version

field_2_type

private short field_2_type

field_3_build

private short field_3_build

field_4_year

private short field_4_year

field_5_history

private int field_5_history

field_6_rversion

private int field_6_rversion

VERSION

public static final short VERSION

suggested default (0x06 - BIFF8)

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Constant Field Values

BUILD

public static final short BUILD

suggested default 0x10d3

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Constant Field Values

BUILD_YEAR

public static final short BUILD_YEAR

suggested default 0x07CC (1996)

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Constant Field Values

HISTORY_MASK

public static final short HISTORY_MASK

suggested default for a normal sheet (0x41)

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_WORKBOOK

public static final short TYPE_WORKBOOK

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_VB_MODULE

public static final short TYPE_VB_MODULE

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TYPE_WORKSHEET

public static final short TYPE_WORKSHEET

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TYPE_CHART

public static final short TYPE_CHART

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TYPE_EXCEL_4_MACRO

public static final short TYPE_EXCEL_4_MACRO

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TYPE_WORKSPACE_FILE

public static final short TYPE_WORKSPACE_FILE

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Constructor Detail

BOFRecord

public BOFRecord()

Constructs an empty BOFRecord with no fields set.

BOFRecord

public BOFRecord(RecordInputStream in)

Constructs a BOFRecord and sets its fields appropriately

Parameters:

in - the RecordInputstream to read the record from

Method Detail

validateSid

protected void validateSid(short id)

Description copied from class: Record

called by constructor, should throw runtime exception in the event of a record passed with a differing ID.

Specified by:

validateSid in class Record

Parameters:

id - alleged id for this record

fillFields

protected void fillFields(RecordInputStream in)

Description copied from class: Record

called by the constructor, should set class level fields. Should throw runtime exception for bad/icomplete data.

Specified by:

fillFields in class Record

Parameters:

in - the RecordInputstream to read the record from

setVersion

public void setVersion(short version)

Version number - for BIFF8 should be 0x06

Parameters:

version - version to be set

See Also:

VERSION

setType

public void setType(short type)

type of object this marks

Parameters:

type - type to be set

See Also:

TYPE_WORKBOOK, TYPE_VB_MODULE, TYPE_WORKSHEET, TYPE_CHART, TYPE_EXCEL_4_MACRO, TYPE_WORKSPACE_FILE

setBuild

public void setBuild(short build)

build that wrote this file

Parameters:

build - build number to set

See Also:

BUILD

setBuildYear

public void setBuildYear(short year)

Year of the build that wrote this file

Parameters:

year - build year to set

See Also:

BUILD_YEAR

setHistoryBitMask

public void setHistoryBitMask(int bitmask)

set the history bit mask (not very useful)

Parameters:

bitmask - bitmask to set for the history

See Also:

HISTORY_MASK

setRequiredVersion

public void setRequiredVersion(int version)

set the minimum version required to read this file

Parameters:

version - version to set

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VERSION

getVersion

public short getVersion()

Version number - for BIFF8 should be 0x06

Returns:

short version number of the generator of this file

See Also:

VERSION

getType

public short getType()

type of object this marks

Returns:

short type of object

See Also:

TYPE_WORKBOOK, TYPE_VB_MODULE, TYPE_WORKSHEET, TYPE_CHART, TYPE_EXCEL_4_MACRO, TYPE_WORKSPACE_FILE

getBuild

public short getBuild()

get the build that wrote this file

Returns:

short build number of the generator of this file

See Also:

BUILD

getBuildYear

public short getBuildYear()

Year of the build that wrote this file

Returns:

short build year of the generator of this file

See Also:

BUILD_YEAR

getHistoryBitMask

public int getHistoryBitMask()

get the history bit mask (not very useful)

Returns:

int bitmask showing the history of the file (who cares!)

See Also:

HISTORY_MASK

getRequiredVersion

public int getRequiredVersion()

get the minimum version required to read this file

Returns:

int least version that can read the file

See Also:

VERSION

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Record

get a string representation of the record (for biffview/debugging)

Overrides:

toString in class Record

serialize

public int serialize(int offset,
            byte[] data)

Description copied from class: Record

called by the class that is responsible for writing this sucker. Subclasses should implement this so that their data is passed back in a byte array.

Specified by:

serialize in class Record

Parameters:

offset - to begin writing at

data - byte array containing instance data

Returns:

number of bytes written

getRecordSize

public int getRecordSize()

Description copied from class: Record

gives the current serialized size of the record. Should include the sid and reclength (4 bytes).

Overrides:

getRecordSize in class Record

getSid

public short getSid()

Description copied from class: Record

return the non static version of the id for this record.

Specified by:

getSid in class Record

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Record