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+/* ====================================================================
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+
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+
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+==================================================================== */
+package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.examples;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.AreaReference;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFCell;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFRow;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFTable;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTTable;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTTableColumn;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTTableColumns;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.spreadsheetml.x2006.main.CTTableStyleInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Demonstrates how to create a simple table using Apache POI.
+ */
+public class CreateTable {
+        
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, 
+            IOException {
+        
+        Workbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
+        XSSFSheet sheet = (XSSFSheet) wb.createSheet();
+        
+        //Create 
+        XSSFTable table = sheet.createTable();
+        table.setDisplayName("Test");       
+        CTTable cttable = table.getCTTable();
+        
+        //Style configurations
+        CTTableStyleInfo style = cttable.addNewTableStyleInfo();
+        style.setName("TableStyleMedium2");
+        style.setShowColumnStripes(false);
+        style.setShowRowStripes(true);
+        
+        //Set which area the table should be placed in
+        AreaReference reference = new AreaReference(new CellReference(0, 0), 
+                new CellReference(2,2));
+        cttable.setRef(reference.formatAsString());
+        cttable.setId(1);
+        cttable.setName("Test");
+        cttable.setTotalsRowCount(1);
+        
+        CTTableColumns columns = cttable.addNewTableColumns();
+        columns.setCount(3);
+        CTTableColumn column;
+        XSSFRow row;
+        XSSFCell cell;
+        for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
+            //Create column
+            column = columns.addNewTableColumn();
+            column.setName("Column");
+            column.setId(i+1);
+            //Create row
+            row = sheet.createRow(i);
+            for(int j=0; j<3; j++) {
+                //Create cell
+                cell = row.createCell(j);
+                if(i == 0) {
+                    cell.setCellValue("Column"+j);
+                } else {
+                    cell.setCellValue("0");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("ooxml-table.xlsx");
+        wb.write(fileOut);
+        fileOut.close();
+    }
+}