NAME

       Excel::Template::Element::Cell - Excel::Template::Element::Cell

PURPOSE

       To actually write stuff to the worksheet

NODE NAME

       CELL

INHERITANCE

       ELEMENT

ATTRIBUTES

       •   TEXT

           This is the text to write to the cell. This can either be text or a parameter with a
           dollar-sign in front of the parameter name.

       •   COL

           Optionally, you can specify which column you want this cell to be in. It can be either
           a number (zero-based) or an offset. See Excel::Template for more info on offset-based
           numbering.

       •   REF

           Adds the current cell to the a list of cells that can be backreferenced.  This is
           useful when the current cell needs to be referenced by a formula. See BACKREF and
           RANGE.

       •   WIDTH

           Sets the width of the column the cell is in. The last setting for a given column will
           win out.

       •   TYPE

           This allows you to specify what write_*() method will be used. The default is to call
           write() and let Spreadsheet::WriteExcel make the right call. However, you may wish to
           override it. Excel::Template will not do any form of validation on what you provide.
           You are assumed to know what you're doing.

           The legal types (taken from Spreadsheet::WriteExcel) are:

       •   COMMENT

           Add a comment to the cell

           •   blank

           •   formula

           •   number

           •   string

           •   url

           •   date_time

           other write_* methods as defined defined Spreadsheet::WriteExcel would be integrated
           by request

CHILDREN

       FORMULA

EFFECTS

       This will consume one column in the current row.

DEPENDENCIES

       None

USAGE

         <cell text="Some Text Here"/>
         <cell>Some other text here</cell>

         <cell text="$Param2"/>
         <cell>Some <var name="Param"> text here</cell>

       In the above example, four cells are written out. The first two have text hard-coded. The
       second two have variables. The third and fourth items have another thing that should be
       noted. If you have text where you want a variable in the middle, you have to use the
       latter form. Variables within parameters are the entire parameter's value.

       Please see Spreadsheet::WriteExcel for what constitutes a legal formula.

AUTHOR

       Rob Kinyon (rob.kinyon@gmail.com)

SEE ALSO

       ROW, VAR, FORMULA