T function

PRO BASIC

The T function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a text-handling function that returns the text referred to by a given value. If the value is not text, the function returns an empty string. This is useful for filtering text from mixed data types in spreadsheets.

Documentation

Return text values from cells while ignoring numbers, booleans, and errors.

Syntax

T(value)

Parameter	Description
`value`	The value to check if it's text.

Behavior

The T function is used to return the text referred to by a specified value. If the value is not a text, the function returns an empty string. Here's how it handles different types of inputs:

Empty cells: The T function returns an empty string when the cell is empty.
Text: If the cell contains text, T function returns the same text.
Booleans: If the cell contains a boolean value (TRUE or FALSE), T function returns an empty string.
Numbers: If the cell contains a numerical value, T function returns an empty string.
Errors: If the cell contains an error, T function returns the same error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	Occurs if the supplied argument is not valid.
#N/A	Occurs if the supplied argument is not available.

Best practices

Always make sure that the cell you are referring to exists. If the cell doesn't exist, the T function will return an error.

Use the T function when it's necessary to distinguish between text and other values. This is particularly useful when working with mixed data types.

If you are not sure whether a cell contains a text or not, use the 'ISTEXT' function before applying the T function. This can prevent potential errors in your formulas.

Usage

A few examples using the T function.

T("Hello") returns "Hello"  
T(123) returns ""  
T(A1) returns the text value if A1 contains text, or an empty string if it doesn't.

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 Name",
        "Price",
        "Text Only"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        999,
        "=T(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "",
        "=T(A3)"
    ],
    [
        500,
        "",
        "=T(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        "=T(A5)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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 Name",
        "Price",
        "Text Only"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        999,
        "=T(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "",
        "=T(A3)"
    ],
    [
        500,
        "",
        "=T(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        "=T(A5)"
    ]
];

    // 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 Name",
        "Price",
        "Text Only"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        999,
        "=T(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "",
        "=T(A3)"
    ],
    [
        500,
        "",
        "=T(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        "=T(A5)"
    ]
]

        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 Name",
        "Price",
        "Text Only"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        999,
        "=T(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "ABC123",
        "",
        "=T(A3)"
    ],
    [
        500,
        "",
        "=T(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25,
        "=T(A5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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