ADD function

PRO

The ADD function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a fundamental arithmetic operation that performs addition between two values. While simple in concept, it's a versatile tool with several key applications:

Basic arithmetic calculations
Cell value combinations
Dynamic formula building
Automated calculations
Data validation testing

Unlike the SUM function which handles multiple values, ADD is optimized for two-value operations, making it ideal for:

Step-by-step calculations
Running totals
Incremental updates
Paired value operations
Formula chaining

The function supports numbers, cell references, and even handles special values like booleans, making it a foundational building block for more complex calculations.

Documentation

Returns the sum of two numbers

Syntax

ADD(number1, number2)

Parameter	Description
`number`	The first number to add.
`number`	The second number to add.

Behavior

The ADD function performs addition between two values. It handles different types of input data in the following ways:

Numbers: Adds the two numbers together and returns their sum. Example: ADD(5, 3) returns 8
Cell References: Can add values from two different cells. Example: ADD(A1, B1) adds the values in cells A1 and B1
Empty Cells: Treats empty cells as zero (0). Example: If A1 is empty, ADD(A1, 5) returns 5
Text: Returns a #VALUE! error if either argument contains text that cannot be converted to a number. Example: ADD("abc", 5) returns #VALUE!
Booleans: Converts TRUE to 1 and FALSE to 0 before addition. Example: ADD(TRUE, 5) returns 6

Common Errors

Error Name	Description
#VALUE!	Occurs when an argument contains text that cannot be converted to a number
#REF!	Occurs when referencing a non-existent cell

Best Practices

Use ADD for simple addition between two values. For adding multiple numbers, consider using the SUM function instead.

Validate your input data to ensure it contains numeric values before using the function.

When working with cell references, verify that the referenced cells exist to avoid #REF! errors.

Consider using data validation rules to ensure cells only contain numeric values.

For calculations involving currency or financial data, ensure consistent decimal places in the input values.

Usage Examples

Here are practical examples of using the ADD function in different scenarios:

1. Basic Addition:

=ADD(5, 10) returns 15
// Simple addition of two numbers

2. Cell References:

=ADD(A1, B1)
// Adds values from two cells

3. Mixed References:

=ADD($A$1, B2)
// Adds an absolute reference with a relative reference

4. Formula Chaining:

=ADD(ADD(A1, B1), C1)
// Adds three numbers using nested ADD functions

5. Running Totals:

=ADD(D1, E1)  // In cell F1
=ADD(F1, G1)  // In cell H1
// Creates a running total across rows

Real-world Applications:

Invoice Calculations:

=ADD(B2, C2)  // Adds subtotal and tax

Inventory Management:

=ADD(D5, E5)  // Combines current stock and new shipment

Financial Calculations:

=ADD(G7, H7)  // Adds principal and interest

Time Tracking:

=ADD(J3/24, K3/1440)  // Adds hours and minutes (converted to days)

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('NTBiYjNlNWMzNmFmY2RmMzQ3ZDMyN2Q2ZjM0NmJlYjcwNGNmZDcyMThmMDY3NjJiMGM2ZGFiOGMzMTY1NzgxNWY2Zjc0MGNjYjNkZDcyY2JhNjk3NDI1M2I2YzViMjA1NjZmNjI4MDdhZmExOTcxMmRiOGJhZWQyNjNlZDI3ZjcsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpZeU1qRTVNRE13TENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2liRzlqWVd4b2IzTjBJbDBzSW5Cc1lXNGlPaUl6TkNJc0luTmpiM0JsSWpwYkluWTNJaXdpZGpnaUxDSjJPU0lzSW5ZeE1DSXNJbll4TVNJc0ltTm9ZWEowY3lJc0ltWnZjbTF6SWl3aVptOXliWFZzWVNJc0luQmhjbk5sY2lJc0luSmxibVJsY2lJc0ltTnZiVzFsYm5Seklpd2lhVzF3YjNKMFpYSWlMQ0ppWVhJaUxDSjJZV3hwWkdGMGFXOXVjeUlzSW5ObFlYSmphQ0lzSW5CeWFXNTBJaXdpYzJobFpYUnpJaXdpWTJ4cFpXNTBJaXdpYzJWeWRtVnlJaXdpYzJoaGNHVnpJaXdpWm05eWJXRjBJbDBzSW1SbGJXOGlPblJ5ZFdWOQ==');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "First Number",
        "Second Number",
        "Sum"
    ],
    [
        25,
        15,
        "=ADD(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        12,
        "=ADD(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        50,
        "=ADD(A4,B4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "First Number",
        "Second Number",
        "Sum"
    ],
    [
        25,
        15,
        "=ADD(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        12,
        "=ADD(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        50,
        "=ADD(A4,B4)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "First Number",
        "Second Number",
        "Sum"
    ],
    [
        25,
        15,
        "=ADD(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        12,
        "=ADD(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        50,
        "=ADD(A4,B4)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('NTBiYjNlNWMzNmFmY2RmMzQ3ZDMyN2Q2ZjM0NmJlYjcwNGNmZDcyMThmMDY3NjJiMGM2ZGFiOGMzMTY1NzgxNWY2Zjc0MGNjYjNkZDcyY2JhNjk3NDI1M2I2YzViMjA1NjZmNjI4MDdhZmExOTcxMmRiOGJhZWQyNjNlZDI3ZjcsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpZeU1qRTVNRE13TENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2liRzlqWVd4b2IzTjBJbDBzSW5Cc1lXNGlPaUl6TkNJc0luTmpiM0JsSWpwYkluWTNJaXdpZGpnaUxDSjJPU0lzSW5ZeE1DSXNJbll4TVNJc0ltTm9ZWEowY3lJc0ltWnZjbTF6SWl3aVptOXliWFZzWVNJc0luQmhjbk5sY2lJc0luSmxibVJsY2lJc0ltTnZiVzFsYm5Seklpd2lhVzF3YjNKMFpYSWlMQ0ppWVhJaUxDSjJZV3hwWkdGMGFXOXVjeUlzSW5ObFlYSmphQ0lzSW5CeWFXNTBJaXdpYzJobFpYUnpJaXdpWTJ4cFpXNTBJaXdpYzJWeWRtVnlJaXdpYzJoaGNHVnpJaXdpWm05eWJXRjBJbDBzSW1SbGJXOGlPblJ5ZFdWOQ==');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "First Number",
        "Second Number",
        "Sum"
    ],
    [
        25,
        15,
        "=ADD(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        12,
        "=ADD(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        50,
        "=ADD(A4,B4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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