vaadin / vaadin/spreadsheet

Copying a cell that contains very large number

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Description

When a string cell that contains a long number, is copied to the below cells by dragging the cell with mouse, copied cells get the value of 2147483647, since the calculated cell value is cast to int.

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Research direction

Reproduce the drag-copy behavior for a string cell containing a very large number, then trace where the calculated cell value is cast to int. The fix is complete when copied cells retain the long numeric value instead of becoming 2147483647.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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