Java: Modify or Delete Hyperlinks in Excel

Hyperlinks are useful features in Excel documents, providing quick access to other relevant resources such as websites, email addresses, or specific cells within the same workbook. However, sometimes you may want to modify or delete existing hyperlinks for various reasons, such as updating broken links, correcting typos, or removing outdated information. In this article, we will demonstrate how to modify or delete hyperlinks in Excel in Java using Spire.XLS for Java library.

• Modify Hyperlinks in Excel in Java
• Delete Hyperlinks from Excel in Java

Install Spire.XLS for Java

First of all, you're required to add the Spire.Xls.jar file as a dependency in your Java program. The JAR file can be downloaded from this link. If you use Maven, you can easily import the JAR file in your application by adding the following code to your project's pom.xml file.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>com.e-iceblue</id>
        <name>e-iceblue</name>
        <url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
        <artifactId>spire.xls</artifactId>
        <version>14.11.0</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>
    

Modify Hyperlinks in Excel in Java

If there are issues with the functionality of a hyperlink caused by damage or spelling errors, you may need to modify it. The following steps demonstrate how to modify an existing hyperlink in an Excel file:

• Create an instance of Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using the Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
• Get the collection of all hyperlinks in the worksheet using the Worksheet.getHyperLinks() method.
• Change the values of TextToDisplay and Address property using the HyperLinksCollection.get().setTextToDisplay() and HyperLinksCollection.get().setAddress method.
• Save the result file using the Workbook.saveToFile() method.

import com.spire.xls.*;
import com.spire.xls.collections.HyperLinksCollection;

public class ModifyHyperlink {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Create a Workbook instance
        Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

        //Load an Excel file
        workbook.loadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");

        //Get the first worksheet
        Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

        //Get the collection of all hyperlinks in the worksheet
        HyperLinksCollection links = sheet.getHyperLinks();

        //Change the values of TextToDisplay and Address property
        links.get(0).setTextToDisplay("Republic of Indonesia");
        links.get(0).setAddress("https://www.indonesia.travel/gb/en/home");

        //Save the document
        workbook.saveToFile("ModifyHyperlink.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2013);
        workbook.dispose();
    }
}

Delete Hyperlinks from Excel in Java

Spire.XLS for Java also offers the Worksheet.getHyperLinks().removeAt() method to remove hyperlinks. The following are the steps to delete hyperlink from Excel in Java.

• Create an instance of Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using the Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
• Get the collection of all hyperlinks in the worksheet using the Worksheet.getHyperLinks() method.
• Remove a specific hyperlink and keep link text using the Worksheet.getHyperLinks().removeAt() method.
• Save the result file using the Workbook.saveToFile() method.

import com.spire.xls.*;
import com.spire.xls.collections.HyperLinksCollection;

public class RemoveHyperlink {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Create a Workbook instance
        Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

        //Load an Excel file
        workbook.loadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");

        //Get the first worksheet
        Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

        //Get the collection of all hyperlinks in the worksheet
        HyperLinksCollection links = sheet.getHyperLinks();

        //Remove the first hyperlink and keep link text
        sheet.getHyperLinks().removeAt(0);

        //Remove all content from the cell
        //sheet.getCellRange("A7").clearAll();

        //Save the document
        String output = "RemoveHyperlink.xlsx";
        workbook.saveToFile(output, ExcelVersion.Version2013);
        workbook.dispose();
    }
}

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