VAL function

PRO

The VAL function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro allows you to extract a specific piece of data from a certain location within your dataset. The coordinates you provide determine which piece of data the function will retrieve. Additionally, you can choose to process this data based on the 'processed' parameter, which can be particularly useful for performing specific calculations or manipulations on the extracted data.

Documentation

The VAL function retrieves a value from specific coordinates within a dataset, allowing optional processing based on the 'processed' parameter.

Syntax

VAL(column_index, row_index, processed)

Parameter	Description
`column_index`	The numeric index of the column from which to retrieve the value.
`row_index`	The numeric index of the row from which to retrieve the value.
`processed`	A boolean value (true/false) indicating whether to process the retrieved value (e.g., apply calculations or evaluate formulas) before returning it.

Behavior

The VAL function retrieves the value of a cell based on its column and row indexes. Its behavior depends on the processed parameter:

Processed = TRUE → Returns the evaluated or formatted value of the cell. For example, if the cell contains a formula, it returns the formula’s result.
Processed = FALSE → Returns the raw stored value of the cell. For example, if the cell contains a formula, it returns the formula text itself instead of the result.
Indexes → Both column_index and row_index are 1-based (i.e., the first column and first row are referenced as 1).
Empty cells → Returns an empty string "".
Booleans → Treated as raw values if processed = FALSE, or returned as "TRUE" / "FALSE" text when processed.
Errors → If the specified coordinates fall outside the dataset range, the function returns #REF!.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	Returned when one of the arguments is invalid (e.g., non-numeric index values or an invalid boolean for processed).

Usage

A few examples using the VAL function.

VAL(2, 3, false) retrieves the raw value from the cell located in the second column and third row without processing.

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",
        "Price",
        "Stock"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        899.99,
        15
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25.5,
        42
    ],
    [
        "=VAL(2, 2, false)",
        "=VAL(3, 3, true)",
        "Raw vs Processed"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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",
        "Price",
        "Stock"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        899.99,
        15
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25.5,
        42
    ],
    [
        "=VAL(2, 2, false)",
        "=VAL(3, 3, true)",
        "Raw vs Processed"
    ]
];

    // 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",
        "Price",
        "Stock"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        899.99,
        15
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25.5,
        42
    ],
    [
        "=VAL(2, 2, false)",
        "=VAL(3, 3, true)",
        "Raw vs Processed"
    ]
]

        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",
        "Price",
        "Stock"
    ],
    [
        "Laptop",
        899.99,
        15
    ],
    [
        "Mouse",
        25.5,
        42
    ],
    [
        "=VAL(2, 2, false)",
        "=VAL(3, 3, true)",
        "Raw vs Processed"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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