IFERROR function

PRO BASIC

The IFERROR function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro helps manage the output of your formulas. Essentially, it returns a desired value if your initial formula results in an error. Conversely, if the formula doesn't result in an error, it will return a different value. This function allows you to manage and control how your spreadsheet behaves when dealing with potential errors.

Documentation

The IFERROR function is used to return a value if a formula results in error, and another value if it does not.

Syntax

IFERROR(value, value_if_error)

Parameter	Description
`value`	The value or formula to evaluate. If this produces an error, the value_if_error is returned.
`value_if_error`	The value to return if the value argument produces an error.

Behavior

The IFERROR function is used to trap and handle errors in calculations. Here's how it behaves with different types of inputs:

Empty cells: If the value argument in IFERROR function is an empty cell, the function will return that empty cell. If the value_if_error argument is an empty cell, the function will return an empty cell when an error is encountered.
Text: If the value argument is text, the function will return that text unless the text is part of a formula that results in an error, in which case the value_if_error argument will be returned.
Booleans: If the value argument is a Boolean value (TRUE or FALSE), the function will return that Boolean value, unless the Boolean value is part of a formula that results in an error, in which case the value_if_error argument will be returned.
Errors: If no value_if_error is provided, the function will return the original error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#N/A	Occurs when the value argument in `IFERROR` function is not found or does not exist.
#VALUE!	Occurs when the wrong type of argument or operand is used.
#REF!	Occurs when a cell reference is invalid.
#DIV/0!	Occurs when a number is divided by zero.

Best practices

Always specify the value_if_error argument in the IFERROR function to ensure that your spreadsheets don't display error messages when calculation errors occur.

Use the IFERROR function to suppress known errors that you don't need to fix, but avoid using it to ignore all errors because this can make it difficult to spot and fix errors in your formulas.

Consider using the IFERROR function with other functions like VLOOKUP to handle errors that can occur when a lookup value is not found in the first column of the lookup table.

For complex formulas where multiple errors can occur, consider using nested IFERROR functions to handle different errors in different ways.

Usage

A few examples using the IFERROR function.

// Handle lookup errors
IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A1, B:C, 2, FALSE), "Not found")
// Returns "Not found" if no match is found for A1 in column B.

// Handle division by zero
IFERROR(1/0, "Divide by zero error")
// Returns "Divide by zero error" since division by zero produces an error.

// Return normal result if no error
IFERROR(SUM(1, 2, 3), "Error")
// Returns 6 since the formula does not produce an error.

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
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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('MDNiZDc4NGQyMGQ5OWI5MjIxN2Q3NGY3MjQxMjc2NDQxMTIxNGJmNjE3YmFhZTMxNTBjYjg2ODU1N2M4NzhhNWI3ZjIwMjdlMGM4NDI1NDNkZmI2OWRlMTRhOWNhZGVhNzY0ZWExYzBmYjY4MGVkYWNiODBjZWVhM2NhOWY5MTIsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVMk56a3lPVEF6TENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

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

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Price",
        "Discount %",
        "Final Price"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        1000,
        10,
        "=IFERROR(B2*(1-C2/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        0,
        "=IFERROR(B3*(1-C3/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Keyboard",
        75,
        "N/A",
        "=IFERROR(B4*(1-C4/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Monitor",
        300,
        15,
        "=IFERROR(B5*(1-C5/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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",
        "Price",
        "Discount %",
        "Final Price"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        1000,
        10,
        "=IFERROR(B2*(1-C2/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        0,
        "=IFERROR(B3*(1-C3/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Keyboard",
        75,
        "N/A",
        "=IFERROR(B4*(1-C4/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Monitor",
        300,
        15,
        "=IFERROR(B5*(1-C5/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ]
];

    // 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",
        "Price",
        "Discount %",
        "Final Price"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        1000,
        10,
        "=IFERROR(B2*(1-C2/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        0,
        "=IFERROR(B3*(1-C3/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Keyboard",
        75,
        "N/A",
        "=IFERROR(B4*(1-C4/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Monitor",
        300,
        15,
        "=IFERROR(B5*(1-C5/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ]
]

        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",
        "Price",
        "Discount %",
        "Final Price"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        1000,
        10,
        "=IFERROR(B2*(1-C2/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        0,
        "=IFERROR(B3*(1-C3/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Keyboard",
        75,
        "N/A",
        "=IFERROR(B4*(1-C4/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ],
    [
        "Monitor",
        300,
        15,
        "=IFERROR(B5*(1-C5/100), \"Invalid calculation\")"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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