Lookup and Reference Functions

• Jul 27, 2021
• 3 minutes to read

This document briefly describes lookup and reference functions implemented in the ASPxSpreadsheet.

ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text])

Returns a text reference for a specified row and column number.

AREAS(reference)

Returns the number of areas in a range.

CHOOSE(index_num, value1, [value2], ...)

Selects a value from a list based on its index number.

COLUMN([reference])

Returns the first column number within the cell reference or the number of the current column if no reference is supplied.

COLUMNS(array)

Returns the number of columns in an array or reference.

FORMULATEXT(reference)

Returns what is displayed in the formula bar if you select the referenced cell.

HLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, row_index_num, [range_lookup])

Looks up a value in the first table row, and returns a value in the same column from another row.

HYPERLINK(link_location,friendly_name)

Creates a hyperlink.

INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])

Returns the value of an element in a table or an array, selected by the row and column number indexes.

INDIRECT(ref_text, [a1])

Returns the reference specified by a text string.

LOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_vector, result_vector ) - vector form

Returns a value from a cell in a position found by lookup in a search table.

lookup_value is the value to look up in the lookup_vector single column (single row) range, lookup_vector is a list of data (single column or row range) used to search for the lookup_value; result_vector is a range of the same size as lookup_vector. The function returns the value in result_vector at the position where the match is found in lookup_vector.

LOOKUP(lookup_value, array) -array form

Returns a value from a cell in a position found by lookup in a search table.

lookup_value is the value that you wish to look up in the specified array and array is a two-dimensional array of data. The first column (or row) of an array will be used to search for the lookup_value, and the value in the corresponding last column (or row) will be returned.

MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type])

Searches for a specified item in a range of cells, and returns the relative position of that item in the range.

OFFSET(reference, rows, cols, [height], [width])

Returns a reference to a range that is located a specified number of rows and columns away from a cell or range of cells.

ROW([reference])

Returns the first row number within the cell reference or the number of the current row if no reference is supplied.

ROWS(array)

Returns the number of rows in an array or reference.

TRANSPOSE(array)

Transforms a horizontal range of cells into a vertical range, and vice versa.

VLOOKUP( lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup] )

Looks up a value in the first column of a table, and returns a value in the same row from another column.