#!/usr/bin/perl

###############################################################################
#
# Example of how to use the Excel::Writer::XLSX merge_cells() workbook
# method with complex formatting and rotation.
#
#
# reverse ('(c)'), September 2002, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#

use strict;
use warnings;
use Excel::Writer::XLSX;

# Create a new workbook and add a worksheet
my $workbook  = Excel::Writer::XLSX->new( 'merge5.xlsx' );
my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();


# Increase the cell size of the merged cells to highlight the formatting.
$worksheet->set_row( $_, 36 ) for ( 3 .. 8 );
$worksheet->set_column( $_, $_, 15 ) for ( 1, 3, 5 );


###############################################################################
#
# Rotation 1, letters run from top to bottom
#
my $format1 = $workbook->add_format(
    border   => 6,
    bold     => 1,
    color    => 'red',
    valign   => 'vcentre',
    align    => 'centre',
    rotation => 270,
);


$worksheet->merge_range( 'B4:B9', 'Rotation 270', $format1 );


###############################################################################
#
# Rotation 2, 90° anticlockwise
#
my $format2 = $workbook->add_format(
    border   => 6,
    bold     => 1,
    color    => 'red',
    valign   => 'vcentre',
    align    => 'centre',
    rotation => 90,
);


$worksheet->merge_range( 'D4:D9', 'Rotation 90°', $format2 );


###############################################################################
#
# Rotation 3, 90° clockwise
#
my $format3 = $workbook->add_format(
    border   => 6,
    bold     => 1,
    color    => 'red',
    valign   => 'vcentre',
    align    => 'centre',
    rotation => -90,
);


$worksheet->merge_range( 'F4:F9', 'Rotation -90°', $format3 );