This tutorial assists on how to apply filter in Excel using Java REST API. You will learn to automatically filter data in Excel using Java RESTful Service with the help of a Cloud SDK. All the details are provided to select sheets and columns in a particular uploaded workbook.
Prerequisite
- Create an account and get API credentials for applying the filter
- Download Aspose.Cells Cloud SDK for Java to create a filter in a sheet
- Setup Java project with the above SDK
Steps to Filter Excel Data using Java RESTful Service
- Initialize the API using the CellsApi class object with appropriate parameters
- Define the input Excel file from the local disk for adding filters
- Upload the File to Aspose Cloud Storage for processing in Aspose Cloud
- Apply auto filter to the Worksheet by specifying the worksheet name and the cell range
- Download the updated file to the local disk
- Check for Errors and handle any exceptions that may occur during upload, filtering, or download
These steps describe how to apply Excel filters using Java REST Interface. First, authenticate with Aspose.Cells Cloud uses your credentials, uploads your local Excel file, and applies an AutoFilter to a specified worksheet range using a filter condition. Then, download the updated file from the cloud to your local system.
Code to Create Filter in Excel using Java REST API
This sample code has demonstrated how to apply filter in Excel sheet using Java REST Interface. To enhance this code, you could apply filters to multiple columns, use custom filter criteria, e.g., numeric ranges or date filters, or add sorting along with filtering. Additionally, you can use other API features to format cells, insert charts, protect worksheets, or generate Excel files dynamically from templates.
This article has taught us the process to activate the auto-filter option for one or more columns in a sheet in an Excel file. To convert an Excel file to a PDF file, refer to the article on Convert Excel to PDF with Java REST API.
