title: How to read alphanumeric data from Excel Cell using HSSF?
body: <p>I have an <code>Excel file</code> containing values of following <code>data types</code> <code>String</code>, <code>Boolean</code>, <code>Numeric</code> and <code>Alpha Numeric</code>. Using <code>HSSF poi</code>, I extracted the same. </p>
  
  <pre><code>cell.getStringCellValue();  //for String values
  cell.getBooleanCellValue(); //for Boolean values True or False
  cell.getNumericCellValue(); //for Numeric values.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone please help me to fetch data of <code>alphanumeric</code> data from a Excel cell value?</p>
  
  <p>FYI :</p>
  
  <p>Following are the available constants in <code>HSSF poi</code>,</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cell.CELL_TYPE_BLANK
  Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC
  Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING
  Cell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA
  Cell.CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN
  Cell.CELL_TYPE_ERROR
  </code></pre>