TEXTSPLIT function

PRO

The TEXTSPLIT function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool that helps you divide a block of text into smaller parts, known as substrings. These substrings are broken up based on certain characters or symbols, called delimiters, that you specify. For example, if you have a list of items separated by commas, you can use TEXTSPLIT to separate each item into its own substring. This function is very useful for organizing and managing data in your spreadsheet.

Documentation

Splits a text string into an array of substrings based on specified delimiters.

Syntax

TEXTSPLIT(text, col_delimiter, [row_delimiter], [ignore_empty], [match_mode], [pad_with])

Parameter	Description
`text`	The text string to split.
`col_delimiter`	The character or string used to separate columns within the text string.
`[row_delimiter]`	Optional: The character or string used to separate rows within the text string. If not specified, the entire text is treated as one row.
`[ignore_empty]`	Optional: A boolean value (TRUE or FALSE). TRUE ignores empty substrings in the result. FALSE includes them. Default is FALSE.
`[match_mode]`	Optional: A text value that specifies the matching mode. Possible values are 'exact' (default) or 'partial'. In 'partial' mode, the delimiter is treated as a regular expression pattern for splitting.
`[pad_with]`	Optional: A text value used to pad columns to a consistent length. If specified, shorter columns are padded with this text to match the length of the longest column.

Behavior

The TEXTSPLIT function is used to split a text string into a list or array based on a specified delimiter. Here's how it generally behaves:

For text: The function splits the text into separate cells based on the specified delimiter.
For numbers: Numbers are treated as text and are split based on the delimiter.
For boolean values: Boolean values are converted to text (TRUE or FALSE) and then split.
For empty cells: An empty cell is returned as an empty text ("").
For errors: If there's an error in the input, the function will return an error.
For array or range input: TEXTSPLIT can be used on arrays or ranges of cells, splitting each cell's content and returning an array of results.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error occurs when the wrong type of argument or operand is used (e.g., non-text delimiter).

Best practices

Always ensure that the delimiter you specify is present in the text string you want to split. If it's not, the function will return an error.

Be aware that this function treats all inputs as text. If you're working with numbers or boolean values, remember they will be converted to text first.

If you're splitting a text string that contains numbers, and you want to use the results as numbers (for mathematical operations, for instance), you'll need to convert the split results back to numbers.

When working with large amounts of text, be aware that the function might return a large array. Make sure your sheet has enough space to accommodate the results.

Usage

A few examples using the TEXTSPLIT function.

TEXTSPLIT("apple, banana, cherry", ", ")  
returns {"apple","banana","cherry"}

TEXTSPLIT("line1|line2|line3", "|")  
returns {"line1","line2","line3"}

TEXTSPLIT("A-B-C", "-", , TRUE)  
returns {"A","B","C"}   // ignores empty substrings

TEXTSPLIT("row1;row2;row3", ";", CHAR(10))  
splits into rows, each item in its own line

TEXTSPLIT("x,y", ",", , , , "N/A")  
pads missing values with "N/A"

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
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<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",
        "Skills",
        "Split Skills"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "Excel, PowerPoint, Word",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B2, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Jones",
        "Python, SQL, Tableau",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B3, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Mike Chen",
        "JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B4, \", \")"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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",
        "Skills",
        "Split Skills"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "Excel, PowerPoint, Word",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B2, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Jones",
        "Python, SQL, Tableau",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B3, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Mike Chen",
        "JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B4, \", \")"
    ]
];

    // 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",
        "Skills",
        "Split Skills"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "Excel, PowerPoint, Word",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B2, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Jones",
        "Python, SQL, Tableau",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B3, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Mike Chen",
        "JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B4, \", \")"
    ]
]

        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",
        "Skills",
        "Split Skills"
    ],
    [
        "John Smith",
        "Excel, PowerPoint, Word",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B2, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Sarah Jones",
        "Python, SQL, Tableau",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B3, \", \")"
    ],
    [
        "Mike Chen",
        "JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React",
        "=TEXTSPLIT(B4, \", \")"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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