TEXTBEFORE function

PRO

The TEXTBEFORE function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a handy tool that allows you to extract a portion of text from a larger string. It works by locating a specific character or string in your text and returning everything that comes before it. For example, if you have the string "apple-banana" and you use TEXTBEFORE with "-" as the specified character, the function will return "apple". This can be extremely useful when managing and organizing large amounts of text data.

Documentation

Returns the substring of text before a specified character or string.

Syntax

TEXTBEFORE(text, delimiter, [instance_num], [match_mode], [match_end], [if_not_found])

Parameter	Description
`text`	The text from which to extract the substring.
`delimiter`	The character or string before which to stop extracting the substring.
`[instance_num]`	Optional. The instance number (default is 1) that specifies which occurrence of the delimiter to use for extraction.
`[match_mode]`	Optional. The matching mode (default is case-sensitive) to determine how to find the delimiter.
[match_end]	Optional. Defines search direction. FALSE = search from start (default), TRUE = search from end.
[if_not_found]	Optional. The value to return if the delimiter is not found. Default is #N/A error.

Behavior

The TEXTBEFORE function is used to extract all characters before a specific text in a cell value. Here's how it handles different data types:

Empty cells: If text is empty returns empty string. If delimiter not found returns #N/A unless [if_not_found] is specified.
Text: The function works ideally with text, extracting all characters before the specified text in the cell value.
Numbers: If the cell contains numeric values, they are treated as text, and the function will return all characters before the specific text.
Booleans: Boolean values (TRUE and FALSE) are also treated as text. The function will return all characters before the specific text.
Errors: If there is an error in the cell or the specific text is an error, the function will return an error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#N/A	Raised when the delimiter is not found in the text, unless [if_not_found] is specified.
#VALUE!	Raised when non-text arguments are provided where text is expected.

Best practices

Always ensure that the specific text you are looking for exists in the cell value. If it doesn't, the function will return an error.

Be aware that the function is case sensitive. Therefore, always ensure that the specific text argument matches the text in the cell value exactly.

The function treats numbers and booleans as text. Therefore, if the specific text is a number or boolean, ensure to enter it as text.

Use the function together with other text functions for more complex text manipulations. For example, you could use TEXTAFTER to get the text after a specific character.

Usage

A few examples using the TEXTBEFORE function.

TEXTBEFORE("apple,banana,cherry", ",") returns "apple"  
TEXTBEFORE("Hello World", "World") returns "Hello "  
TEXTBEFORE("John Smith", " ") returns "John"  
TEXTBEFORE("a-b-c-d", "-", 2) returns "a-b"  
TEXTBEFORE("a-b-c-d", "-", , , TRUE) returns "a-b-c"   (before last delimiter)  
TEXTBEFORE("data|info|logs", "/", , , , "Not Found") returns "Not Found"

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<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('NWRjNTdkZDI4ODMyOTIwOWVmNGExZWJmZmJhNGQ4OWQ1OTBmNjE1ZmNhNGZiM2VjNjU4ZTU3OWUzOWY1YWZiZTRjM2NkYjc3NjQxN2MwZmE2YmZmYjhkYzhjZTQ3MDM3YWViMzIwZTVkYjUxNzcyOWViZjMyOWUxYTU4NDM0YTYsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVNE56Y3pPVEExTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

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

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Email Address",
        "Username",
        "Domain"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A2,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A2,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A3,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A3,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A4,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A4,\"@\")"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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 = [
    [
        "Email Address",
        "Username",
        "Domain"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A2,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A2,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A3,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A3,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A4,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A4,\"@\")"
    ]
];

    // 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 = [
    [
        "Email Address",
        "Username",
        "Domain"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A2,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A2,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A3,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A3,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A4,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A4,\"@\")"
    ]
]

        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: [
    [
        "Email Address",
        "Username",
        "Domain"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A2,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A2,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A3,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A3,\"@\")"
    ],
    [
        "[email protected]",
        "=TEXTBEFORE(A4,\"@\")",
        "=TEXTAFTER(A4,\"@\")"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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