3 files changed, 57 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/inc/gridwin.hxx b/sc/source/ui/inc/gridwin.hxx
index 728f3edba35b..ad99349fd947 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/inc/gridwin.hxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/inc/gridwin.hxx
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ protected:
     void ImpDestroyOverlayObjects();
 
 private:
-
+//void dumpCellProperties();   <-- Uncomment this once you put it in DBG_UTIL
 #ifdef DBG_UTIL
     void dumpColumnInformationPixel();
     void dumpColumnInformationHmm();
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
index 1191c664d8c4..4aa26d0ce8eb 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
+/*remove this include below as soon as you move the dumpCellProperties() out of here*/
+ #include <svl/poolitem.hxx>
+ #include <libxml/xmlwriter.h>
 using namespace css;
 using namespace css::uno;
 
@@ -3497,7 +3500,32 @@ void ScGridWindow::KeyInput(const KeyEvent& rKEvt)
         }
 
     }
+//void dumpCellProperties()   <-- Just the function call should remain
+//{                               This function is already present in gridwin_dbgutils.cxx
+    ScDocument* pDoc= pViewData->GetDocument();
 
+    SCTAB nTab =pViewData->GetTabNo();
+    SCCOL nCol=pViewData->GetCurY();
+    SCROW nRow=pViewData->GetCurY();
+    const ScPatternAttr* pPatternAttr = pDoc->GetPattern(nCol,nRow,nTab);
+
+    OStringBuffer aBuffer("dump.xml");
+    xmlTextWriterPtr writer;
+
+    /*Function below first converts the Buffer passed into string
+     *and then this string becomes the name for the file. This 
+     *method is used instead of directly passing a string for the 
+     *convinience of anyone working on this code in future.        
+     */
+    writer = xmlNewTextWriterFilename( aBuffer.makeStringAndClear().getStr(), 0 );  
+
+    xmlTextWriterStartDocument( writer, NULL, NULL, NULL );
+
+    pPatternAttr->GetItemSet().dumpAsXml(writer);
+
+    xmlTextWriterEndDocument( writer );
+    xmlFreeTextWriter (writer);
+//}
 #ifdef DBG_UTIL
 
     if (rKeyCode.IsMod1() && rKeyCode.IsShift())
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin_dbgutil.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin_dbgutil.cxx
index a6d884d2aeb3..d6faad8ca9cd 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin_dbgutil.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin_dbgutil.cxx
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 
 #include "gridwin.hxx"
 #include <svx/svdpage.hxx>
-
+#include <libxml/xmlwriter.h>
+#include <viewdata.hxx>
+#include "document.hxx"
+#include "patattr.hxx"
+#include <svl/poolitem.hxx>
 #include "userdat.hxx"
 
 namespace {
@@ -59,6 +63,29 @@ void ScGridWindow::dumpColumnInformationHmm()
     }
 }
 
+/*void dumpCellProperties()         <--Uncomment this Once you move it into DBG_UTIL
+{ 
+    ScDocument* pDoc= pViewData->GetDocument();
+
+    SCTAB nTab =pViewData->GetTabNo();
+    SCCOL nCol=pViewData->GetCurY();
+    SCROW nRow=pViewData->GetCurY();
+    const ScPatternAttr* pPatternAttr = pDoc->GetPattern(nCol,nRow,nTab);
+
+    OStringBuffer aBuffer("dump.xml");
+    xmlTextWriterPtr writer;
+
+    
+    writer = xmlNewTextWriterFilename( aBuffer.makeStringAndClear().getStr(), 0 );  
+
+    xmlTextWriterStartDocument( writer, NULL, NULL, NULL );
+
+    pPatternAttr->GetItemSet().dumpAsXml(writer);
+
+    xmlTextWriterEndDocument( writer );
+    xmlFreeTextWriter (writer);
+}*/
+
 void ScGridWindow::dumpGraphicInformation()
 {
     ScDocument* pDoc = pViewData->GetDocument();