Changing cell color using apache poi

Question

I\'m using Apache POI to read data in a spreadsheet of part numbers. I look up the part number in our database, if we have a CAD drawing of the part I color the part number

Answer 1

I believe it is because cell.getCellStyle initially returns the default cell style which you then change.

Create styles like this and apply them to cells:

cellStyle = (XSSFCellStyle) cell.getSheet().getWorkbook().createCellStyle();

Although as the previous poster noted try and create styles and reuse them.

There is also some utility class in the XSSF library that will avoid the code I have provided and automatically try and reuse styles. Can't remember the class 0ff hand.