Question

I am trying to read this file I created as sample made up from 4 columns and 1 row.
The code below was taken to test the API i am using i.e. Apache POI..

package testjavaexcel;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Date;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFCell;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFRow;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFSheet;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook;
/**
 *

 */
public class TestJavaExcel {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream("poi-test.xls");
            HSSFWorkbook workbook = new HSSFWorkbook(fileInputStream);
            HSSFSheet worksheet = workbook.getSheet("POI Worksheet");
            HSSFRow row1 = worksheet.getRow(0);
            HSSFCell cellA1 = row1.getCell((short) 0);
            String a1Val = cellA1.getStringCellValue();
            HSSFCell cellB1 = row1.getCell((short) 1);
            String b1Val = cellB1.getStringCellValue();
            HSSFCell cellC1 = row1.getCell((short) 2);
            boolean c1Val = cellC1.getBooleanCellValue();
            HSSFCell cellD1 = row1.getCell((short) 3);
            Date d1Val = cellD1.getDateCellValue();

            System.out.println("A1: " + a1Val);
            System.out.println("B1: " + b1Val);
            System.out.println("C1: " + c1Val);
            System.out.println("D1: " + d1Val);
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

The error coming from line “HSSFRow row1 = worksheet.getRow(0);” output is:

Exception in thread “main” java.lang.NullPointerException at
testjavaexcel.TestJavaExcel.main(TestJavaExcel.java:28) Java Result: 1

Not sure why this is happening…it seems like straight forward.note that the .getCell() methods invoked are all striked indicating deprecated methods but not sure how can I replace them given the API.

Thanks,

UPDATE: I figured out that the new method if getCell takes int instead of older version using short type. that fixed the deprecated warning. The rest remains unsolved. Also i am using poi version 3.8

Answer 1

Check that your excel book must have a sheet with the name “POI Worksheet” (exact name).