Syntax
Argument
Description
arg
(Required) - the value that will be transformed into words.
You can input the SPELLNUMS function from the above code directly into a cell, or you can use the setFormula method to apply the formula.
Usage notes
The SPELLNUMS function is very easy to use. It requires a type number argument that represent the value you wish to convert into text.
Note that, when your number has a fractional part it will be rounded up to the nearest integer.
Benefits
There might be various reasons to change digits stored as numbers to text. For example: in the invoice totals or when you have a text paragraph inside your spreadsheet (numbers can disrupt readability so for writing purpose is better to spell the numbers smaller than 100).
This function allows you to convert a given number into words without having to create complicated custom functions and methods.
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.getActiveSheet();
//custom function - should be a genuine one
function NumbersToWords() {
this.name = "SPELLNUMS";
this.maxArgs = 1;
this.minArgs = 1;
}
NumbersToWords.prototype = new GC.Spread.CalcEngine.Functions.Function();
NumbersToWords.prototype.evaluate = function (arg) {
if (arguments.length === 1 && !isNaN(parseInt(arg))) {
var string = Math.floor(arg).toString(), units, tens, scales, start, end, chunks, chunksLen, chunk, ints, i, word, words, and = 'and';
/* Remove spaces and commas */
string = string.replace(/[, ]/g,"");
if( parseInt( string ) === 0 ) {
return 'zero';
}
units = [ '', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine', 'ten', 'eleven', 'twelve', 'thirteen', 'fourteen', 'fifteen', 'sixteen', 'seventeen', 'eighteen', 'nineteen' ];
tens = [ '', '', 'twenty', 'thirty', 'forty', 'fifty', 'sixty', 'seventy', 'eighty', 'ninety' ];
scales = [ '', 'thousand', 'million', 'billion', 'trillion', 'quadrillion', 'quintillion', 'sextillion', 'septillion', 'octillion', 'nonillion', 'decillion', 'undecillion', 'duodecillion', 'tredecillion', 'quatttuor-decillion', 'quindecillion', 'sexdecillion', 'septen-decillion', 'octodecillion', 'novemdecillion', 'vigintillion', 'centillion' ];
start = string.length;
chunks = [];
while( start > 0 ) {
end = start;
chunks.push( string.slice( ( start = Math.max( 0, start - 3 ) ), end ) );
}
chunksLen = chunks.length;
if( chunksLen > scales.length ) {
return '';
}
words = [];
for( i = 0; i < chunksLen; i++ ) {
chunk = parseInt( chunks[i] );
if( chunk ) {
/* Split chunk into array of individual integers */
ints = chunks[i].split( '' ).reverse().map( parseFloat );
/* If tens integer is 1, i.e. 10, then add 10 to units integer */
if( ints[1] === 1 ) {
ints[0] += 10;
}
/* Add scale word if chunk is not zero and array item exists */
if( ( word = scales[i] ) ) {
words.push( word );
}
/* Add unit word if array item exists */
if( ( word = units[ ints[0] ] ) ) {
words.push( word );
}
/* Add tens word if array item exists */
if( ( word = tens[ ints[1] ] ) ) {
words.push( word );
}
/* Add 'and' string after units or tens integer if: */
if( ints[0] || ints[1] ) {
/* Chunk has a hundreds integer or chunk is the first of multiple chunks */
if( ints[2] || ! i && chunksLen ) {
if(ints.length > 2){
words.push( and );
}
}
}
/* Add hundreds word if array item exists */
if( ( word = units[ ints[2] ] ) ) {
words.push( word + ' hundred' );
}
}
}
return words.reverse().join( ' ' );
}
return "#VALUE!";
};
var cusFunction = new NumbersToWords();
sheet.addCustomFunction(cusFunction);
sheet.setColumnWidth(0, 120);
sheet.setColumnWidth(1, 120);
sheet.setValue(0,0, 'Number');
sheet.setValue(0,1, 'Formula');
sheet.setValue(0,2, 'Result');
sheet.setValue(1,0, '23679');
sheet.setValue(1,1, '=SPELLNUMS(A2)');
sheet.setFormula(1,2, 'SPELLNUMS(A2)');
sheet.setValue(2,0, '34');
sheet.setValue(2,1, '=SPELLNUMS(A3)');
sheet.setFormula(2,2, 'SPELLNUMS(A3)');
sheet.setValue(3,0, '4567893400');
sheet.setValue(3,1, '=SPELLNUMS(A4)');
sheet.setFormula(3,2, 'SPELLNUMS(A4)');
spread.resumePaint();
}
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