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How can I write my full value in cell with help of poi ?

i.e. if value is 1000.000 then how can I write this full value without truncating 000 after "." with POI? means I want full value.

In my case, it only takes 1000 but this is not right format for me.

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You have to set "Format" of the cell where this number is getting stored. Example code:

Workbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
Sheet sheet = wb.createSheet("format sheet");
CellStyle style;
DataFormat format = wb.createDataFormat();
Row row;
Cell cell;
short rowNum = 0;
short colNum = 0;

row = sheet.createRow(rowNum++);
cell = row.createCell(colNum);
cell.setCellValue(11111.25);
style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setDataFormat(format.getFormat("0.0"));
cell.setCellStyle(style);

row = sheet.createRow(rowNum++);
cell = row.createCell(colNum);
cell.setCellValue(11111.25);
style = wb.createCellStyle();
style.setDataFormat(format.getFormat("#,##0.0000"));
cell.setCellStyle(style);

FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("workbook.xls");
wb.write(fileOut);
fileOut.close();

Source : http://poi.apache.org/spreadsheet/quick-guide.html#DataFormats

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can i use absolute value with poi API..? and if yes then how..?
Yes, if you provide 10, it would be displayed as 10.000 if proper Format is set for the cell.
thank you so much..... but now my que is how can i write absolute ? value like -50 will be display as 50
Use this format: ######.###;######.### it would display -50.123 as 50.123

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