Class Indirect

java.lang.Object
org.apache.poi.ss.formula.functions.Indirect
All Implemented Interfaces:
FreeRefFunction

public final class Indirect extends 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 Details

  • Method Details

    • 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).