protected AbstractShape() 
{

}

 protected int addStandardOptions(HSSFShape shape,
    EscherOptRecord opt) 
{
        opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.TEXT__SIZE_TEXT_TO_FIT_SHAPE, 0x080000 ) );
//        opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.TEXT__SIZE_TEXT_TO_FIT_SHAPE, 0x080008 ) );
        if ( shape.isNoFill() )
        {
            // Wonderful... none of the spec's give any clue as to what these constants mean.
            opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.FILL__NOFILLHITTEST, 0x00110000 ) );
        }
        else
        {
            opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.FILL__NOFILLHITTEST, 0x00010000 ) );
        }
        opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherRGBProperty( EscherProperties.FILL__FILLCOLOR, shape.getFillColor() ) );
        opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.GROUPSHAPE__PRINT, 0x080000 ) );
        opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherRGBProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__COLOR, shape.getLineStyleColor() ) );
        int options = 5;
        if (shape.getLineWidth() != HSSFShape.LINEWIDTH_DEFAULT)
        {
            opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherSimpleProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__LINEWIDTH, shape.getLineWidth()));
            options++;
        }
        if (shape.getLineStyle() != HSSFShape.LINESTYLE_SOLID)
        {
            opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherSimpleProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__LINEDASHING, shape.getLineStyle()));
            opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherSimpleProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__LINEENDCAPSTYLE, 0));
            if (shape.getLineStyle() == HSSFShape.LINESTYLE_NONE)
                opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__NOLINEDRAWDASH, 0x00080000));
            else
                opt.addEscherProperty( new EscherBoolProperty( EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__NOLINEDRAWDASH, 0x00080008));
            options += 3;
        }
        opt.sortProperties();
        return options;   // # options added
}

Add standard properties to the opt record. These properties effect all records.

 protected EscherRecord createAnchor(HSSFAnchor userAnchor) 
{
        return ConvertAnchor.createAnchor(userAnchor);
}

Creates an escher anchor record from a HSSFAnchor.

 public static AbstractShape createShape(HSSFShape hssfShape,
    int shapeId) 
{
        AbstractShape shape;
        if (hssfShape instanceof HSSFComment)
        {
            shape = new CommentShape( (HSSFComment)hssfShape, shapeId );
        }
        else if (hssfShape instanceof HSSFTextbox)
        {
            shape = new TextboxShape( (HSSFTextbox)hssfShape, shapeId );
        }
        else if (hssfShape instanceof HSSFPolygon)
        {
            shape = new PolygonShape( (HSSFPolygon) hssfShape, shapeId );
        }
        else if (hssfShape instanceof HSSFSimpleShape)
        {
            HSSFSimpleShape simpleShape = (HSSFSimpleShape) hssfShape;
            switch ( simpleShape.getShapeType() )
            {
                case HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_PICTURE:
                    shape = new PictureShape( simpleShape, shapeId );
                    break;
                case HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_LINE:
                    shape = new LineShape( simpleShape, shapeId );
                    break;
                case HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_OVAL:
                case HSSFSimpleShape.OBJECT_TYPE_RECTANGLE:
                    shape = new SimpleFilledShape( simpleShape, shapeId );
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Do not know how to handle this type of shape");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown shape type");
        }
        EscherSpRecord sp = shape.getSpContainer().getChildById(EscherSpRecord.RECORD_ID);
        if (hssfShape.getParent() != null)
            sp.setFlags(sp.getFlags() | EscherSpRecord.FLAG_CHILD);
        return shape;
}

Create a new shape object used to create the escher records.

 abstract public ObjRecord getObjRecord()

 abstract public EscherContainerRecord getSpContainer()