Class RecordFactory


  • public final class RecordFactory
    extends Object
    Title: Record Factory

    Description: Takes a stream and outputs an array of Record objects.

    See Also:
    EventRecordFactory
    • Method Detail

      • setMaxNumberOfRecords

        public static void setMaxNumberOfRecords​(int maxNumberOfRecords)
      • getMaxNumberOfRecords

        public static int getMaxNumberOfRecords()
      • getRecordClass

        public static Class<? extends Record> getRecordClass​(int sid)
        Debug / diagnosis method

        Gets the POI implementation class for a given sid. Only a subset of the BIFF records are actually interpreted by POI. A few others are known but not interpreted (see UnknownRecord.getBiffName(int)).

        Parameters:
        sid - the record sid
        Returns:
        the POI implementation class for the specified record sid. null if the specified record is not interpreted by POI.
      • createRecord

        public static Record[] createRecord​(RecordInputStream in)
        create a record, if there are MUL records than multiple records are returned digested into the non-mul form.
        Parameters:
        in - the RecordInputStream to read from
        Returns:
        the extracted records
      • convertToNumberRecord

        public static NumberRecord convertToNumberRecord​(RKRecord rk)
        RK record is a slightly smaller alternative to NumberRecord POI likes NumberRecord better
        Parameters:
        rk - the RK record to convert
        Returns:
        the NumberRecord
      • getAllKnownRecordSIDs

        public static short[] getAllKnownRecordSIDs()
        Returns:
        an array of all the SIDS for all known records
      • createRecords

        public static List<Record> createRecords​(InputStream in)
                                          throws RecordFormatException
        Create an array of records from an input stream
        Parameters:
        in - the InputStream from which the records will be obtained
        Returns:
        an array of Records created from the InputStream
        Throws:
        RecordFormatException - on error processing the InputStream