TIMEVALUE function

PRO BASIC

The TIMEVALUE function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a handy tool that turns a text string, which is representing a time, into a decimal value. This means if you have a time written in text format like "12:30 PM", this function will convert it into a numerical form that the system can interpret. It's useful for calculations involving time or when you need to manipulate data involving time periods. Remember, the time should be in a format that Jspreadsheet can recognize, such as "HH:MM:SS".

Documentation

Converts a text string representing a time into a decimal value.

Syntax

TIMEVALUE(time_text)

Parameter	Description
`time_text`	The text string representing the time to convert. Must be in a recognizable format, such as "5:45 PM" or "17:45".

Behavior

The TIMEVALUE function converts a time represented as text to a decimal number that represents the time in a numerical format. This function is incredibly useful when you want to perform calculations on time values. Here's how it behaves with different types of inputs:

Empty Cells: When the function is used on an empty cell, it returns a #VALUE! error because the function expects a time in text format.
Text: This function works best with time represented as text. It converts the time text into a decimal. For example, TIMEVALUE("12:00:00 PM") returns 0.5.
Booleans: When used with boolean values, TIMEVALUE returns a #VALUE! error because it expects a time in text format.
Errors: If the input cell contains an error, TIMEVALUE will return that error.
Non-time Text: If the time text is not recognized as a valid time, the function will return a #VALUE! error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
`#VALUE!`	This error is returned when the input is not recognized as a valid time. This includes empty cells, boolean values, or non-time text.
`#NUM!`	Ensure the time is within the acceptable range (from 0:00:00 to 23:59:59) to avoid the #NUM! error.
`#REF!`	This error is returned when the cell reference is not valid. For example, if a cell reference is deleted that is being used in the function.

Best practices

Always make sure the input time is in text format. You can use the TEXT function to convert a time value to text if necessary.

Ensure the time is within the acceptable range (from 0:00:00 (zero) to 0:59:59) to avoid the #NUM! error.

To avoid #REF! errors, be careful not to delete cells that are being used in your TIMEVALUE function.

Handle possible errors using error handling functions like IFERROR to make your spreadsheet cleaner and more professional.

Usage

A few examples using the TIMEVALUE function.

TIMEVALUE("9:30 AM") returns 0.3958333333  
TIMEVALUE("16:15") returns 0.6770833333

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: [
    [
        "Time Text",
        "Decimal Value"
    ],
    [
        "9:30 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "2:45 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A3)"
    ],
    [
        "11:59:59 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "6:15 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(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('ODQyZTk3ZjdkMzc3ODZhYTBhYmQ2OGE1MTk5MzI2MzllNDk2NTlkY2U4MzhhYTViMThmMDc2NjlmMzYxZmVlMWExY2MwYmIzNjUyZjY5ZGViODJiMGNkMWRiNzhlNjA4YTUxZTE4MDE1NGQzMmZmNzNmODkwMDE5ZDRkNGFlZjQsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVNE56ZzFPRFUyTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

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

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Time Text",
        "Decimal Value"
    ],
    [
        "9:30 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "2:45 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A3)"
    ],
    [
        "11:59:59 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "6:15 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(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 = [
    [
        "Time Text",
        "Decimal Value"
    ],
    [
        "9:30 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "2:45 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A3)"
    ],
    [
        "11:59:59 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "6:15 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(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: [
    [
        "Time Text",
        "Decimal Value"
    ],
    [
        "9:30 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A2)"
    ],
    [
        "2:45 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A3)"
    ],
    [
        "11:59:59 PM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A4)"
    ],
    [
        "6:15 AM",
        "=TIMEVALUE(A5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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