Reading content from an Excel file

Question

``` package jexcel.jxl.nimit; import java.io.*; import jxl.Cell; import jxl.Sheet; import jxl.Workbook; import jxl.read.biff.BiffException; import jxl.read.biff.File; public class ExampleJxl { /** * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args)throws IOException, BiffException { ExampleJxl.ExcelFile("D:/nimit.xls"); } public static String ExcelFile(String path){ Workbook workbook = Workbook.getWorkbook(File(path)); Sheet sheet = workbook.getSheet(0); Cell a1 = sheet.getCell(0,0); Cell a2 = sheet.getCell(0,1); String s1=a1.getContents(); String s2=a2.getContents(); System.out.println("My name is"+a1+"	"+a2); } } ``` I don't understand why the File(path) show a error The method File(String) is undefined for the type ExampleJxl I'm trying to print my name entered in the excel file.

Accepted Answer

Chang your code from

```
Workbook workbook = Workbook.getWorkbook(File(path));
```

to

```
Workbook workbook = Workbook.getWorkbook(new java.io.File(path));
```

Reading content from an Excel file

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