INDIRECT returns the reference specified by a text string. References are immediately evaluated to display their contents. Use INDIRECT when you want to change the reference to a cell within a formula without changing the formula itself.
INDIRECT supports a1-style reference, r1c1-style reference, named reference, or a reference to a cell as a text string. For invalid cell references, INDIRECT returns the #REF! error value.
window.onload = function () {
var spread = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Workbook(document.getElementById("ss"), { sheetCount: 2 });
initSpread(spread);
};
function initSpread(spread) {
spread.suspendPaint();
var sheet = spread.sheets[0], sheet2 = spread.sheets[1];
sheet.setArray(0, 0, [["b1", 1], ["A", 2], ["B", 3]]);
sheet2.setArray(0, 0, [["b3", 1], ["A", 3], ["B", 5]]);
sheet.setValue(3, 0, "Random");
sheet.setFormula(3, 1, "=RANDBETWEEN(1,100)");
sheet.setValue(4, 0, "Now");
sheet.setFormula(4, 1, "=NOW()");
sheet.getRange(4, 1, 1, 1).formatter("mm-dd-yyyy");
sheet.setArray(8, 0, [["Formula", "Description", "Result"]]);
sheet.setColumnWidth(0, 165);
sheet.setColumnWidth(1, 285);
var sampleData = [
['=INDIRECT("A1")', 'Value of A1 => "b1"'],
['=INDIRECT(A1)', 'Value of the reference of A1 => value of b1 => 1'],
['=INDIRECT("A"&(1+2))', 'Value of A3 => "B"'],
['=INDIRECT(A3&B2)', 'Value of B2 => 2'],
['=INDIRECT("Sheet2!"&A1)', 'Value of Sheet2\'s B1'],
['=INDIRECT("Sheet2!A1")', 'Value of Sheet2\'s A1']
];
for (var i = 0, len = sampleData.length; i < len; i++) {
var data = sampleData[i], row = 6 + i;
sheet.setArray(row, 0, [data]);
sheet.setFormula(row, 2, data[0]);
}
spread.resumePaint();
document.getElementById("btnAddCustomName").addEventListener('click', function () {
var name = document.getElementById("customName").value,
ref = document.getElementById("customReference").value,
row = 15;
if (name) {
try {
sheet.addCustomName(name, ref, 0, 0);
sheet.setArray(row, 0, [[`=INDIRECT(${name})`, `${name} is a custom name, if a valid cell reference is defined by it then use the value otherwise #REF!`]]);
sheet.setFormula(row, 2, '=INDIRECT(' + name + ')');
} catch (e) {
alert("invalid custom name");
}
}
});
}
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<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$DEMOROOT$/en/purejs/node_modules/@mescius/spread-sheets/styles/gc.spread.sheets.excel2013white.css">
<script src="$DEMOROOT$/en/purejs/node_modules/@mescius/spread-sheets/dist/gc.spread.sheets.all.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="$DEMOROOT$/spread/source/js/license.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="app.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="sample-tutorial">
<div id="ss" class="sample-spreadsheets"></div>
<div class="options-container">
<div class="option-row">
<label class="colorLabel">Enter a custom name below and set what it references. Then click the "Add custom name" button to add it to Spread for use in the cells.</label>
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label class="sizedLabel">Custom name:</label>
<input type="text" value="name1" id="customName" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label class="sizedLabel">Reference to:</label>
<input type="text" value="$A$1" id="customReference" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<input type="button" id="btnAddCustomName" value="Add custom name" title="Add a custom name for sample" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
.sample-tutorial {
position: relative;
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sample-spreadsheets {
width: calc(100% - 280px);
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
float: left;
}
.options-container {
float: right;
width: 280px;
overflow: auto;
padding: 12px;
height: 100%;
box-sizing: border-box;
background: #fbfbfb;
}
.option-row {
margin-bottom: 12px;
}
input {
width: 100%;
padding: 4px 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
input[type=button] {
width: auto;
}
label {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 6px;
}
body {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
}
