With Aspose.Cells for Java developers can export data, format spreadsheets to the most granular level, import images, import charts, create charts, apply and calculate complex formulas, stream Excel® data, save in various formats and much more - all this without the need of Microsoft Excel® or Microsoft Office Automation.
Common Uses
Excel Reporting - Build dynamic Excel reports on the fly
Create Excel Dashboards, incorporating Charts and Pivot Tables
High-fidelity Excel Rendering and Printing
Import Data from Excel Spreadsheets
Export Data to Excel Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet Generation
Spreadsheet Manipulation and Editing
Spreadsheet Conversion
Key Features
No Microsoft Excel Automation
Aspose.Cells for Java is an incredibly versatile component that allows developers to create, manage and manipulate Excel spreadsheets without requiring Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office to be installed on the system. In short, Aspose.Cells for Java is a better alternative to Office Automation in terms of security, stability, scalibility, speed, price and features
Advanced Features
Unlike similar products from other vendors, Aspose.Cells for Java not only supports spreadsheet generation and other basic file formatting features, it also supports a number of advanced features. These advanced features make it much easier for developers to manipulate spreadsheet contents, cell formatting and file protection. Aspose.Cells for Java includes the following features:
Ability to save and open Excel files to and from streams
Send output to a client browser
Save and open ODS format files
Import and export data from an Array, ArrayList and Recordset
Import images and charts
Create images and charts through the product API
Import formulae from a designer spreadsheet
Configure page setup through the product API
Aspose.Cells for Java also supports Addins, VBA and macros. As well as this, there are also a number of unique features that developers will only find in Aspose.Cells for Java such as:
Support of the CSV format
Add a copy of an existing worksheet (with full contents, images and charts etc.) to a new file
Creat comments
Auto-filters and page breaks through the product API
Set complex formulae
Support conditional formatting
Support protection options introduced in Microsoft Excel XP
Manipulate named ranges
Create PivotTables through the product API
Process data in Excel files in Event driven mode
Save as HTML files or streams
Support custom charts through the product API
Formula calculation engine
Platform Independence
Aspose.Cells for Java together with Aspose.Cells for .NET cover the main development environments and deployment platforms in common use today.
Aspose.Cells for Java is available for Java 1.4 or 1.5 and will run wherever Java is installed. You can also use Aspose.Cells for Java with PHP.
Flexible Display Options
Aspose.Cells for Java gives you complete control over page setup and allows you to manipulate a wide range of display options such as; preview page breaks and set default zoom level for the Worksheet, control data visibility using Freeze Panes, set page orientation, scaling, paper size, headers/footers, and print area etc.
Security features
Aspose.Cells for Java offers a wide range of security features such as; support for Excel 2007 XLSX file encryption and decryption, protect Contents, Objects and Scenarios of a Worksheet and hide or unhide a Worksheet.
Manipulate Rows and Columns
Aspose.Cells for Java allows you to manipulate Rows and Columns in many different ways. You can easily adjust Row height and Column width as required, auto size the width/height of cells according to contents, insert or delete, hide or unhide and group or ungroup Rows and Columns.
Data Management
Aspose.Cells for Java provides extensive support for data management. You can easily manipulate any Cell in the Worksheet at runtime, import data into Worksheets from different data sources and export cells data to a DataTable.
Comprehensive Formatting Support
Aspose.Cells for Java gives you absolute control over how your data is presented by offering advanced formatting features. You can apply formatting to a Worksheet, Row, Column and Cell. You can also add Rich Text to a Single Cell and apply different Borders, Background Patterns and Fonts. Conditional formatting can also be applied to Cells.
Creating Charts
Aspose.Cells for Java comes with complete support for charting and supports all standard chart types. You can easily add customized charts using the products API and dynamically set data for the charts. Aspose.Cells for Java also allows you to convert charts to images.
Graphics Capabilities
Aspose.Cells for Java provides extensive graphical capabilities, allowing you to easily convert Worksheets to images as well as the ability to add images to Worksheets at runtime.
Support for many Different File Formats
Using Aspose.Cells for Java, developers can easily open and save a multitude of file formats. These include
Excel 97 / 2000 / XP / 2007 (XLSX)
SpreadSheetML
Tab Delimited
CSV
ODS (Open Document Spreadsheet)
Using Aspose.Cells for Java you can also open encrypted Excel files. It is even possible to convert Excel documents into PDF format by using another Aspose.Pdf for Java along with Aspose.Cells for Java. Aspose.Cells for Java also supports the ability to open, manipulate and save ODS (Open Document Spreadsheet) format files.