uno.informatics.common.io.ExcelReader Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package uno.informatics.common.io;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Extends a reader to provide for multiple sheets
*
* @author Guy Davenport
*
*/
public interface ExcelReader extends Reader, ExcelHandler
{
/**
* Gets the total number of spreadsheets available
*
* @return the total number of spreadsheets available
* @throws IOException if the reader can not access the excel file
*/
public int getSpreadSheetCount() throws IOException;
/**
* Gets all the spread sheets names in order as a list
* @return all the spread sheets names in order
* @throws IOException if the reader can not access the excel file
*/
public List getAllSpreadSheetNames() throws IOException;
/**
* Gets all the spread sheets names in order in a array
* @return all the spread sheets names in order
* @throws IOException if the reader can not access the excel file
*/
public String[] getAllSpreadSheetNamesAsArray() throws IOException;
}