COUNTIF function

PRO BASIC

The COUNTIF function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool that helps you tally the number of cells within a specific range that satisfy a particular condition. This can be a numerical value, text, or even a date that you're looking for within the data. For example, you can use it to count how many times a certain product name appears in a sales list or how many employees have a specific job title. It's a useful way to extract specific insights from your data.

Documentation

Counts the number of cells in a range that meet a specified criterion.

Syntax

COUNTIF(range, criteria)

Parameter	Description
`range`	The range of cells to be evaluated by the criteria.
`criteria`	The criteria used to determine which cells to count.

Behavior

The COUNTIF function is used to count the number of cells that meet a single criterion that you specify. The criterion can be a number, expression, text, or function that defines which cells will be counted. Here's how it generally behaves:

Empty cells: COUNTIF ignores empty cells unless the criteria explicitly targets blanks using "" or "=".
Text: COUNTIF can count cells that contain specific text or string patterns. It is case-insensitive.
Booleans: COUNTIF can count cells containing Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) when the criterion matches these values.
Errors: If a cell contains an error, COUNTIF generally does not count it unless the criterion is to specifically count cells with errors.
Wildcards: COUNTIF supports * (any sequence of characters) and ? (any single character). Use them in criteria like "*text" or "A?C".

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	Occurs if the supplied criteria is a text string which is more than 255 characters in length.
#N/A	Occurs if the specified range does not exist.

Best practices

Always check your criteria: The criteria is the heart of the COUNTIF function. Make sure it's set up correctly to get the desired result.

Use wildcards wisely: Wildcards can be very helpful when dealing with text, but remember that ? matches any single character and * matches any sequence of characters.

Be cautious with non-numeric criteria: If your criteria is a text or expression, make sure to enclose it in quotation marks.

Handle errors: Consider using functions like ISERROR or IFERROR alongside COUNTIF to handle cells with errors, to prevent them from negatively impacting your count.

Usage

A few examples using the COUNTIF function.

COUNTIF(A1:A10, ">5")           // Counts how many values are greater than 5
COUNTIF(B2:D5, "=Bob")          // Counts how many cells exactly equal "Bob"
COUNTIF(H1:H100, "<>0")         // Counts all cells that are not equal to 0
COUNTIF(A1:A10, "")             // Counts blank cells in the range
COUNTIF(C1:C10, "*sales*")      // Counts cells containing the word "sales" (case-insensitive)
COUNTIF(D1:D10, ">=100")        // Counts values greater than or equal to 100

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('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');

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

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Quantity",
        "Count >10"
    ],
    [
        "Apples",
        15,
        "=COUNTIF(B:B,\">10\")"
    ],
    [
        "Bananas",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Oranges",
        12
    ],
    [
        "Grapes",
        5
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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 = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Quantity",
        "Count >10"
    ],
    [
        "Apples",
        15,
        "=COUNTIF(B:B,\">10\")"
    ],
    [
        "Bananas",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Oranges",
        12
    ],
    [
        "Grapes",
        5
    ]
];

    // 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 = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Quantity",
        "Count >10"
    ],
    [
        "Apples",
        15,
        "=COUNTIF(B:B,\">10\")"
    ],
    [
        "Bananas",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Oranges",
        12
    ],
    [
        "Grapes",
        5
    ]
]

        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('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');

// 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: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Quantity",
        "Count >10"
    ],
    [
        "Apples",
        15,
        "=COUNTIF(B:B,\">10\")"
    ],
    [
        "Bananas",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Oranges",
        12
    ],
    [
        "Grapes",
        5
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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