EXACT function

PRO BASIC

The EXACT function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is used to compare two sets of text strings. It will return a TRUE value if both the text strings are identical, and a FALSE value if they are not. Remember, this function is case-sensitive, meaning it distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters. Therefore, 'Text' and 'text' would be considered different and would result in a FALSE outcome.

Documentation

The EXACT function compares two text strings and returns TRUE if they are exactly the same, FALSE otherwise. The comparison is case-sensitive.

Syntax

EXACT(text1, text2)

Parameter	Description
`text1`	The first text string to compare.
`text2`	The second text string to compare.

Behavior

The 'EXACT' function compares two cells and returns TRUE if they are the exact same and FALSE if they are not. It is case-sensitive and doesn't ignore additional spaces. Here's how it handles different types of data:

Empty cells: If both cells are empty, the function returns TRUE. If only one cell is empty, the function returns FALSE.
Text: The function is case-sensitive, so it distinguishes between upper and lower case letters. It also considers additional spaces, so "text " is not the same as "text".
Booleans: The function treats TRUE and FALSE as distinct values.
Errors: If any of the cells contain an error, the function will return that error.
Numbers: The function treats numbers as text, so it distinguishes between different formats. For example, 'EXACT(1, "1")' will return TRUE, but 'EXACT(1, "1.0")' will return FALSE.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error occurs if either of the arguments is missing or if more than two arguments are provided.
#N/A	This error occurs if the cell referenced in the function is not available.

Best practices

Always ensure that the data types you are comparing are the same. For instance, comparing a number with a string will result in FALSE.

Remember that 'EXACT' is case-sensitive and does not ignore additional spaces. So, always check your data for these potential discrepancies.

Use 'EXACT' function when case sensitivity is important in data comparison. For case-insensitive comparison, use the '=' operator.

Use the 'TRIM' function in combination with 'EXACT' if you want to ignore leading, trailing, or multiple spaces when comparing text.

Usage

A few examples using the EXACT function.

EXACT("apple", "apple")  
// Returns TRUE (exact match, case-sensitive)  

EXACT("apple", "Apple")  
// Returns FALSE (case differs)  

EXACT("text", "text ")  
// Returns FALSE (extra space in second string)  

EXACT("", "")  
// Returns TRUE (both empty)  

EXACT(A2, B2)  
// Compares the values in cells A2 and B2 exactly, returning TRUE or FALSE

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<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 Code",
        "Entered Code",
        "Match"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "ABC123",
        "=EXACT(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "XYZ789",
        "xyz789",
        "=EXACT(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        "DEF456",
        "DEF456",
        "=EXACT(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "GHI999",
        "GHI 999",
        "=EXACT(A5,B5)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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 Code",
        "Entered Code",
        "Match"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "ABC123",
        "=EXACT(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "XYZ789",
        "xyz789",
        "=EXACT(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        "DEF456",
        "DEF456",
        "=EXACT(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "GHI999",
        "GHI 999",
        "=EXACT(A5,B5)"
    ]
];

    // 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 Code",
        "Entered Code",
        "Match"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "ABC123",
        "=EXACT(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "XYZ789",
        "xyz789",
        "=EXACT(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        "DEF456",
        "DEF456",
        "=EXACT(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "GHI999",
        "GHI 999",
        "=EXACT(A5,B5)"
    ]
]

        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 Code",
        "Entered Code",
        "Match"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "ABC123",
        "=EXACT(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        "XYZ789",
        "xyz789",
        "=EXACT(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        "DEF456",
        "DEF456",
        "=EXACT(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "GHI999",
        "GHI 999",
        "=EXACT(A5,B5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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