PHPExcel - set cell type before writing a value in it

Question

Do you know how can I set the cell type before writing a value in it? I would like to be able to set types like \"General\", \"Text\" and \"Number\".

Thank you.

Answer 1

try this

$currencyFormat = '_($* #,##0.00_);_($* (#,##0.00);_($* "-"??_);_(@_)';
$textFormat='@';//'General','0.00','@'
$excel->getActiveSheet()->getStyle('B1')->getNumberFormat()->setFormatCode($currencyFormat);
$excel->getActiveSheet()->getStyle('C1')->getNumberFormat()->setFormatCode($textFormat);`