RMExcelWriter

java.lang.Object
- com.inductiveautomation.rm.out.RMExcelWriter

```
public class RMExcelWriter
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class is used to generate an Excel file from an RMDocument. You simply invoke this with: new RMExcelWriter().getBytes(aDoc);

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RMExcelWriter()
Creates a basic excel writer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFRichTextString`	`createRichText(RMXString anXString)`	Converts an XString, as much as possible, to an excel rich text string
`byte[]`	`getBytes(RMDocument aDoc)`	Returns a byte array of an Excel file (.xls) for the given RMDocument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RMExcelWriter
```
public RMExcelWriter()
```
    Creates a basic excel writer.
- Method Detail
  - getBytes
```
public byte[] getBytes(RMDocument aDoc)
```
    Returns a byte array of an Excel file (.xls) for the given RMDocument.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aDoc - the RMDocument to retrieve the bytes from. Must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the byte array of the contents of the document
  - createRichText
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public org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFRichTextString createRichText(RMXString anXString)
```
    Converts an XString, as much as possible, to an excel rich text string
    
    Parameters:
    
    anXString - the string to convert. If null or empty xstring, just return empty poi rich text string
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted rich text string or a new empty one