public abstract java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String value)
Parses given string to proper value object.
Parameters:
value - The string value to be parsed
Returns:
Parsed value object from given string. If given string cannot be parsed to proper value object, returns null.
getFormat
public abstract java.lang.String getFormat()
Gets the formatting pattern corresponding to the parsed value by last invocation of parseObject(java.lang.String).
The returned formatting pattern may be used to format corresponding cell(set to Style.Custom for the cell).