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+
+/* ====================================================================
+ * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * EqualPtg.java
+ *
+ * Created on November 17, 2001, 12:51 PM
+ */
+package org.apache.poi.hssf.record.formula;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.SheetReferences;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author  andy
+ */
+
+public class EqualPtg
+    extends OperationPtg
+{
+    public final static int  SIZE = 1;
+    public final static byte sid  = 0x0b;
+
+    /** Creates new AddPtg */
+
+   public EqualPtg()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EqualPtg(byte [] data, int offset)
+    {
+
+        // doesn't need anything
+    }
+
+    public void writeBytes(byte [] array, int offset)
+    {
+        array[ offset + 0 ] = sid;
+    }
+
+    public int getSize()
+    {
+        return SIZE;
+    }
+
+    public int getType()
+    {
+        return TYPE_BINARY;
+    }
+
+    public int getNumberOfOperands()
+    {
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    public String toFormulaString(SheetReferences refs)
+    {
+        return "=";
+    }
+ 
+    public String toFormulaString(String[] operands) {
+         StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+
+        
+        buffer.append(operands[ 0 ]);
+        buffer.append(toFormulaString((SheetReferences)null));
+        buffer.append(operands[ 1 ]);
+        return buffer.toString();
+    }       
+
+}