ISBLANK function

PRO BASIC

The ISBLANK function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a useful tool that helps you determine if a certain cell is empty or not. If the cell you've selected is empty, this function will return a value of TRUE. However, if there is any content in the cell, even just a single character, the function will return FALSE. It's a simple yet effective way to check for empty spaces in your spreadsheet.

Documentation

Returns TRUE if a specified cell is empty, and FALSE otherwise.

Syntax

ISBLANK(value)

Parameter	Description
`value`	The value or reference to the cell that you want to test.

Behavior

The ISBLANK function is a logical function that checks if a specific cell is empty or not. It returns TRUE if the cell is completely empty, and FALSE if the cell contains any content, including spaces, false, 0, or an empty string (""). The function handles different types of content as follows:

Empty cells: If the reference cell is empty, ISBLANK will return TRUE.
Text: If the cell contains any form of text, even a single space, the function will return FALSE.
Numbers and Booleans: ISBLANK will return FALSE for cells containing numbers, boolean values (TRUE or FALSE).
Errors: If the cell contains an error (like #N/A, #VALUE!, etc.), ISBLANK will return FALSE.
Formulas: If a cell contains a formula, ISBLANK will return FALSE, even if the formula's result is blank or an empty string ("").

Common Errors

Error	Description
#REF!	This error occurs if the cell reference is not valid. This commonly happens when rows or columns containing the referenced cell are deleted.

Best practices

Always ensure that the cell reference is valid and exists to avoid #REF! errors.

Be aware that ISBLANK will return FALSE for cells containing spaces, formulas that return an empty string, or error values. If you want to test whether a cell contains any useful value or not, ISBLANK might not always work as expected.

ISBLANK is case-insensitive and doesn't require any specific text formatting.

Usage

A few examples using the ISBLANK function.

ISBLANK(A1) returns TRUE if cell A1 is empty  
ISBLANK(B2) returns FALSE if cell B2 contains any value (including a formula)  
ISBLANK(C3+D3) returns TRUE if the formula in C3+D3 evaluates to an empty cell.

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: [
    [
        "Name",
        "Email",
        "Complete?"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Jane Doe",
        "",
        "=ISBLANK(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Wilson",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(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 = [
    [
        "Name",
        "Email",
        "Complete?"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Jane Doe",
        "",
        "=ISBLANK(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Wilson",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(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 = [
    [
        "Name",
        "Email",
        "Complete?"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Jane Doe",
        "",
        "=ISBLANK(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Wilson",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(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: [
    [
        "Name",
        "Email",
        "Complete?"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Jane Doe",
        "",
        "=ISBLANK(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Wilson",
        "[email protected]",
        "=ISBLANK(B5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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