DCOUNTA function

PRO BASIC

The DCOUNTA function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a useful tool that allows you to count the number of cells in a database that aren't empty and meet certain conditions you set. This could be anything from specific text, numbers, or dates. For example, if you want to know how many non-empty cells in a column meet specific conditions—such as containing a value, text, or boolean — DCOUNTA can give you that count. It's a handy way of quickly analyzing your data without manually going through each cell.

Documentation

Counts the number of non-blank cells in a database that meet specified criteria.

Syntax

DCOUNTA(database, field, criteria)

Parameter	Description
`database`	The range of cells that makes up the database, including the headers.
`field`	The column header indicating the field to be counted.
`criteria`	The range of cells that contains the criteria. Each column in the criteria range should contain a separate criterion and the first row should contain the column headers that match the database headers.

Behavior

The DCOUNTA function is a database function. It counts non-blank cells within a database that correspond to given conditions. Here's how it handles various data types:

Empty cells: If a criteria cell is blank, DCOUNTA treats it as a wildcard — matching any value for that column. Only rows with non-blank cells in the field column are counted, even if all criteria are met.
Text: DCOUNTA counts cells containing text if they meet the given conditions.
Booleans: DCOUNTA can also count cells containing Boolean values (TRUE or FALSE) if they meet the specified criteria.
Errors: If there is an error in the database or criteria range, DCOUNTA will return an error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error is displayed when the provided field argument is neither a valid database column label nor a number representing a column in the database.
#REF!	This error occurs when the references provided as arguments are invalid. For example, if you delete a column referenced in the function.

Best practices

Before using DCOUNTA, ensure that your database is set up correctly, with the first row containing unique labels for each column.

Be careful when providing the criteria in DCOUNTA. If a cell in the criteria range is empty, the function will count rows regardless of the content in the cell of the row in the database range.

Be aware that DCOUNTA counts non-blank cells. If you need to count rows regardless of whether cells in the database range are blank or not, consider using DCOUNT.

Always check for errors after using DCOUNTA. Common errors include #VALUE!, #REF!, and #N/A.

Usage

A few examples using the DCOUNTA function.

DCOUNTA(A1:D10, "Sales", A12:B13) ➝ 4  
// Counts non-blank entries in "Sales" where criteria in A12:B13 are met.

DCOUNTA(A1:E20, "Units Sold", A23:D24) ➝ 6  
// Matches multiple column criteria and counts only non-empty "Units Sold" cells.

DCOUNTA(SalesData, "Revenue", Criteria) ➝ 5  
// Using named ranges: counts non-blank "Revenue" cells where Criteria is matched.

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
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<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)
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// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Sales",
        "Region",
        "Units"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        5000,
        "North",
        25
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "",
        "South",
        30
    ],
    [
        "Tablet",
        3000,
        "North",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        2500,
        "North",
        20
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Product",
        "Region",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "North",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Count:",
        "=DCOUNTA(A1:D5,\"Sales\",A7:B8)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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",
        "Sales",
        "Region",
        "Units"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        5000,
        "North",
        25
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "",
        "South",
        30
    ],
    [
        "Tablet",
        3000,
        "North",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        2500,
        "North",
        20
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Product",
        "Region",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "North",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Count:",
        "=DCOUNTA(A1:D5,\"Sales\",A7:B8)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
];

    // 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",
        "Sales",
        "Region",
        "Units"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        5000,
        "North",
        25
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "",
        "South",
        30
    ],
    [
        "Tablet",
        3000,
        "North",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        2500,
        "North",
        20
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Product",
        "Region",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "North",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Count:",
        "=DCOUNTA(A1:D5,\"Sales\",A7:B8)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]

        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",
        "Sales",
        "Region",
        "Units"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        5000,
        "North",
        25
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "",
        "South",
        30
    ],
    [
        "Tablet",
        3000,
        "North",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        2500,
        "North",
        20
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Product",
        "Region",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Phone",
        "North",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Count:",
        "=DCOUNTA(A1:D5,\"Sales\",A7:B8)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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