Method _write_string

xlsxwriter/worksheet.py:598–625

(
        self, row: int, col: int, string: str, cell_format: Optional[Format] = None
    )

    # Undecorated version of write_string().
    def _write_string(
        self, row: int, col: int, string: str, cell_format: Optional[Format] = None
    ) -> Literal[0, -1, -2]:
        str_error = 0

        # Check that row and col are valid and store max and min values.
        if self._check_dimensions(row, col):
            return -1

        # Check that the string is < 32767 chars.
        if len(string) > self.xls_strmax:
            string = string[: self.xls_strmax]
            str_error = -2

        # Write a shared string or an in-line string in constant_memory mode.
        if not self.constant_memory:
            string_index = self.str_table._get_shared_string_index(string)
        else:
            string_index = string

        # Write previous row if in in-line string constant_memory mode.
        if self.constant_memory and row > self.previous_row:
            self._write_single_row(row)

        # Store the cell data in the worksheet data table.
        self.table[row][col] = CellStringTuple(string_index, cell_format)

        return str_error

    @convert_cell_args
    def write_number(