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										 |  |  | #### Data Types
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							|  |  |  | The raw value is stored in the `v` field, interpreted based on the `t` field. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `b` is the Boolean type.  `v` is interpreted according to JS truth tables. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `e` is the Error type. `v` holds the number and `w` holds the common name: | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | |  Value | Error Meaning   | | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | | `0x00` | `#NULL!`        | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x07` | `#DIV/0!`       | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x0F` | `#VALUE!`       | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x17` | `#REF!`         | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x1D` | `#NAME?`        | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x24` | `#NUM!`         | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x2A` | `#N/A`          | | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | | `0x2B` | `#GETTING_DATA` | | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `n` is the Number type. This includes all forms of data that Excel stores | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | as numbers, such as dates/times and Boolean fields.  Excel exclusively uses data | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | that can be fit in an IEEE754 floating point number, just like JS Number, so the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | `v` field holds the raw number.  The `w` field holds formatted text.  Dates are | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | stored as numbers by default and converted with `XLSX.SSF.parse_date_code`. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `d` is the Date type, generated only when the option `cellDates` is passed. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Since JSON does not have a natural Date type, parsers are generally expected to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | store ISO 8601 Date strings like you would get from `date.toISOString()`.  On | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | the other hand, writers and exporters should be able to handle date strings and | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | JS Date objects.  Note that Excel disregards timezone modifiers and treats all | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | dates in the local timezone.  js-xlsx does not correct for this error. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `s` is the String type.  `v` should be explicitly stored as a string to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | avoid possible confusion. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Type `z` represents blank stub cells.  These do not have any data or type, and | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | are not processed by any of the core library functions.  By default these cells | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | will not be generated; the parser `sheetStubs` option must be set to `true`. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | #### Dates
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							|  |  |  | By default, Excel stores dates as numbers with a format code that specifies date | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | processing.  For example, the date `19-Feb-17` is stored as the number `42785` | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | with a number format of `d-mmm-yy`.  The `SSF` module understands number formats | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | and performs the appropriate conversion. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | XLSX also supports a special date type `d` where the data is an ISO 8601 date | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | string.  The formatter converts the date back to a number. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | The default behavior for all parsers is to generate number cells.  Setting | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | `cellDates` to true will force the generators to store dates. | 
					
						
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