Java/ Add and Remove Form Controls in Excel
Tags: java, formcontrol, excel
Published: 2021-05-21 06:50:40

In an Excel worksheet, form controls such as check boxes, option buttons and combo boxes can make data entry easier. The following examples will show you how to add and remove text box, option button, check box and combo box form controls using Free Spire.XLS for Java.

**Installation**
**Method 1:** Download the [free API](https://www.e-iceblue.com/Download/xls-for-java-free.html) and unzip it, then add the Spire.Xls.jar file to your project as dependency.
**Method 2:** You can also add the jar dependency to maven project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.
```xml
<repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>com.e-iceblue</id>
            <name>e-iceblue</name>
            <url>http://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
        </repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
        <artifactId>spire.xls.free</artifactId>
        <version>3.9.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>
```

**Add Form Controls**
```java
import com.spire.xls.*;
import com.spire.xls.core.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class AddFormControls {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        //Create a Workbook instance
        Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
        //Get the first worksheet
        Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

        sheet.getCellRange("A2").setText("Name: ");
        //Add a text box
        ITextBoxShape textbox = sheet.getTextBoxes().addTextBox(2, 2, 18, 65);
        textbox.setText("Jessie");
        textbox.getFill().setForeColor(Color.PINK);
        textbox.setHAlignment(CommentHAlignType.Center);
        textbox.setVAlignment(CommentVAlignType.Center);

        sheet.getCellRange("A4").setText("Gender: ");
        //Add an option button
        IRadioButton radiobutton1 = sheet.getRadioButtons().add(4, 2, 18, 65);
        radiobutton1.setText("Male");
        radiobutton1.setCheckState(CheckState.Checked);
        //Add an option button
        IRadioButton radiobutton2 = sheet.getRadioButtons().add(4, 4, 18, 65);
        radiobutton2.setText("Female");

        sheet.getCellRange("A6").setText("Hobby: ");
        //Add a check box
        ICheckBox checkbox1 = sheet.getCheckBoxes().addCheckBox(6, 2, 18, 100);
        checkbox1.setCheckState(CheckState.Checked);
        checkbox1.setText("Photography");
        //Add a check box
        ICheckBox checkbox2 = sheet.getCheckBoxes().addCheckBox(6, 4, 18, 65);
        checkbox2.setCheckState(CheckState.Checked);
        checkbox2.setText("Travel");

        sheet.getCellRange("A8").setText("Profession: ");
        sheet.getCellRange("A20").setText("Student");
        sheet.getCellRange("A21").setText("Teacher");
        sheet.getCellRange("A22").setText("Doctor");
        //Add a combo box
        IComboBoxShape combobox = sheet.getComboBoxes().addComboBox(8, 2, 18, 65);
        combobox.setListFillRange(sheet.getCellRange("A20:A22"));
        combobox.setSelectedIndex(1);

        for (int column = 1; column < 5; column ++)
        {
            sheet.setColumnWidth(column, 15f);
        }

        //Save the file
        workbook.saveToFile("AddControls.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2013);
    }
}
```

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5l6a7mwnt8hhk41ymz6v.jpg)


**Remove Form Controls**
```java
import com.spire.xls.*;

public class RemoveFormControls {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        //Load an Excel file
        Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
        workbook.loadFromFile("AddControls.xlsx");
        //Get the first worksheet
        Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

        //Remove option buttons from the worksheet
        for(int j = 0; j < sheet.getRadioButtons().getCount(); j ++){
            sheet.getRadioButtons().get(j).remove();
        }

        //Remove check boxes from the worksheet
        for(int i = 0; i < sheet.getCheckBoxes().getCount(); i ++){
            sheet.getCheckBoxes().get(i).remove();
        }

        //Save the file
        workbook.saveToFile("RemoveControls.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2013);
    }
}
```

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/iloefw0q2xs6qakualpd.jpg)