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+/* ====================================================================
+ * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
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+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * NameXPtg.java
+ *
+ * Created on May 5, 2003
+ */
+package org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula;
+
+import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.SheetReferences;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author  aviks
+ */
+
+public class NameXPtg extends Ptg
+{
+    public final static short sid  = 0x39;
+    private final static int  SIZE = 7;
+    private short             field_1_ixals;   // index to externsheet record
+    private short             field_2_ilbl;    //index to name or externname table(1 based)
+    private short            field_3_reserved;   // reserved must be 0
+
+
+    private NameXPtg() {
+      //Required for clone methods
+    }
+
+    /** Creates new NamePtg */
+
+    public NameXPtg(String name)
+    {
+        //TODO
+    }
+
+    /** Creates new NamePtg */
+
+    public NameXPtg(byte[] data, int offset)
+    {
+        offset++;
+        field_1_ixals        = LittleEndian.getShort(data, offset);
+        field_2_ilbl        = LittleEndian.getShort(data, offset + 2);
+        field_3_reserved = LittleEndian.getShort(data, offset +4);
+        
+        //field_2_reserved = LittleEndian.getByteArray(data, offset + 12,12);
+    }
+
+    public void writeBytes(byte [] array, int offset)
+    {
+        array[ offset + 0 ] = sid;
+        LittleEndian.putShort(array, offset + 1, field_1_ixals);
+        LittleEndian.putShort(array,offset+3, field_2_ilbl);
+        LittleEndian.putShort(array, offset + 5, field_3_reserved);
+    }
+
+    public int getSize()
+    {
+        return SIZE;
+    }
+
+    public String toFormulaString(SheetReferences refs)
+    {
+        return "NO IDEA - NAME";
+    }
+    
+    public byte getDefaultOperandClass() {return Ptg.CLASS_VALUE;}
+
+    public Object clone() {
+      NameXPtg ptg = new NameXPtg();
+      ptg.field_1_ixals = field_1_ixals;
+      ptg.field_3_reserved = field_3_reserved;
+      ptg.field_2_ilbl = field_2_ilbl;
+      return ptg;
+    }
+}