MINA function

PRO BASIC

The MINA function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is used to find the smallest value from a given list of arguments. These arguments can be numbers, arrays, or references. For example, if you have a list of sales figures and you want to find the lowest sales figure, you could use the MINA function. It's a useful tool when you need to quickly identify the minimum value in a large dataset.

Documentation

Returns the smallest value in a list of supplied arguments, including numbers, arrays, and references.

Syntax

MINA(value1,[value2],...)

Parameter	Description
`value1`	The first value or range from which you want to find the minimum.
`[valueN]`	Optional. Additional values or ranges from which you want to find the minimum. You can have up to 255 arguments.

Behavior

The MINA function finds the smallest number in a set of values, where text representations of numbers are counted as numbers. Here's how it handles different types of data:

Empty Cells: MINA treats empty cells as 0, unlike MIN which ignores them.
Text: If the text can be interpreted as a numeric value, MINA will include it in its evaluation. For instance, '5' will be treated as the number 5. However, non-numeric text is counted as 0.
Booleans: MINA treats TRUE as 1 and FALSE as 0.
Errors: If any cell in the range contains an error, the MINA function will return that error.
Numbers: MINA includes all numeric values in its evaluation.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error occurs when the function encounters a cell with text that it can't interpret as a numeric value, such as 'abc'.
#N/A	This error occurs when no numeric values are found in the given range or array of cells.

Best practices

When using MINA, ensure that your selected range or array of cells primarily contains numeric values or text representations of numbers. Including cells with non-numeric text can lead to errors or inaccurate results.

Remember that MINA treats empty cells as if they don't exist. If you want to include empty cells as zeros in your calculation, consider using another function like MIN or preprocessing your data to replace empty cells with zeros.

Be aware that MINA will return an error if any cell in the range contains an error. It's a good idea to clean your data and handle errors before applying the MINA function.

Use MINA to include logical values as part of the calculation. If you want to exclude logical values from the calculation, use MIN instead.

Usage

A few examples using the MINA function.

MINA(3, 5, 1) → returns 1
MINA(A1:C10) → returns the smallest value in the range A1 through C10
MINA([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) → returns 1
MINA(10, "5", TRUE) → returns 1 (TRUE = 1, text "5" = 5)
MINA(, 7, 9) → returns 0 (empty cell treated as 0)
MINA(FALSE, 4, 6) → returns 0 (FALSE = 0)

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 A",
        "Product B",
        "Product C",
        "Minimum"
    ],
    [
        85,
        92,
        78,
        "=MINA(A2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        91,
        87,
        95,
        "=MINA(A3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        76,
        89,
        82,
        "=MINA(A4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "Overall Min:",
        "",
        "",
        "=MINA(A2:C4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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 A",
        "Product B",
        "Product C",
        "Minimum"
    ],
    [
        85,
        92,
        78,
        "=MINA(A2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        91,
        87,
        95,
        "=MINA(A3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        76,
        89,
        82,
        "=MINA(A4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "Overall Min:",
        "",
        "",
        "=MINA(A2:C4)"
    ]
];

    // 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 A",
        "Product B",
        "Product C",
        "Minimum"
    ],
    [
        85,
        92,
        78,
        "=MINA(A2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        91,
        87,
        95,
        "=MINA(A3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        76,
        89,
        82,
        "=MINA(A4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "Overall Min:",
        "",
        "",
        "=MINA(A2:C4)"
    ]
]

        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 A",
        "Product B",
        "Product C",
        "Minimum"
    ],
    [
        85,
        92,
        78,
        "=MINA(A2:C2)"
    ],
    [
        91,
        87,
        95,
        "=MINA(A3:C3)"
    ],
    [
        76,
        89,
        82,
        "=MINA(A4:C4)"
    ],
    [
        "Overall Min:",
        "",
        "",
        "=MINA(A2:C4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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