src/org/tiefaces/components/websheet/utility/WebSheetUtility.java
public static Cell getCellByReference(final String cellRef,
			final Sheet sheet) {

		Cell c = null;
		try {
			CellReference ref = new CellReference(cellRef);
			Row r = sheet.getRow(ref.getRow());
			if (r != null) {
				c = r.getCell(ref.getCol(),
						MissingCellPolicy.CREATE_NULL_AS_BLANK);
			}
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			// use log.debug because mostly it's expected
			LOG.log(Level.SEVERE,
					"WebForm WebFormHelper getCellByReference cellRef = "
							+ cellRef + "; error = "
							+ ex.getLocalizedMessage(),
					ex);
		}
		return c;
	}
public static Cell getCellByReference(final String cellRef,
			final Sheet sheet) {

		Cell c = null;
		try {
			CellReference ref = new CellReference(cellRef);
			Row r = sheet.getRow(ref.getRow());
			if (r != null) {
				c = r.getCell(ref.getCol(),
						MissingCellPolicy.CREATE_NULL_AS_BLANK);
			}
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			// use log.debug because mostly it's expected
			LOG.log(Level.SEVERE,
					"WebForm WebFormHelper getCellByReference cellRef = "
							+ cellRef + "; error = "
							+ ex.getLocalizedMessage(),
					ex);
		}
		return c;
	}
Gets the cell by reference.

@param cellRef
the cell ref
@param sheet
the sheet
@return the cell by reference