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Cell Addresses
Cell address objects are stored as {c:C, r:R} where C and R are 0-indexed
column and row numbers, respectively. For example, the cell address B5 is
represented by the object {c:1, r:4}.
Cell Ranges
Cell range objects are stored as {s:S, e:E} where S is the first cell and
E is the last cell in the range. The ranges are inclusive. For example, the
range A3:B7 is represented by the object {s:{c:0, r:2}, e:{c:1, r:6}}.
Column and Row Ranges
A column range (spanning every row) is represented with the starting row 0 and
the ending row 1048575:
{ s: { c: 0, r: 0 }, e: { c: 0, r: 1048575 } } // A:A
{ s: { c: 1, r: 0 }, e: { c: 2, r: 1048575 } } // B:C
A row range (spanning every column) is represented with the starting col 0 and
the ending col 16383:
{ s: { c: 0, r: 0 }, e: { c: 16383, r: 0 } } // 1:1
{ s: { c: 0, r: 1 }, e: { c: 16383, r: 2 } } // 2:3
Common Spreadsheet Address Styles
A1-Style
A1-style is the default address style in Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel.
Columns are specified with letters, counting from A to Z, then AA to ZZ,
then AAA. Some sample values, along with SheetJS column indices, are listed:
| Ordinal | A1 Name | SheetJS |
|---|---|---|
| First | A |
0 |
| Second | B |
1 |
| 26th | Z |
25 |
| 27th | AA |
26 |
| 702st | ZZ |
701 |
| 703rd | AAA |
702 |
| 16384th | XFD |
16383 |
Rows are specified with numbers, starting from 1 for the first row. SheetJS
APIs that take row indices start from 0 (ECMAScript convention).
A cell address is the concatenation of column text and row number. For example, the cell in the third column and fourth row is "C4".
A cell range is represented as the top-left cell of the range, followed by :,
followed by the bottom-right cell of the range. For example, the range "C2:D4"
includes 6 cells marked with ▒ in the table below:
| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | ▒ | ▒ | |||
| 3 | ▒ | ▒ | |||
| 4 | ▒ | ▒ | |||
| 5 |
A column range is represented by the left-most column, followed by :, followed
by the right-most column. For example, the range C:D represents the third and
fourth columns.
A row range is represented by the top-most row, followed by :, followed by the
bottom-most column. For example, 2:4 represents the second/third/fourth rows.
A1 Utilities
Column Names
Get the SheetJS index from an A1-Style column
var col_index = XLSX.utils.decode_col("D");
The argument is expected to be a string representing a column.
Get the A1-Style column string from a SheetJS index
var col_name = XLSX.utils.encode_col(3);
The argument is expected to be a SheetJS column (non-negative integer).
Row Names
Get the SheetJS index from an A1-Style row
var row_index = XLSX.utils.decode_row("4");
The argument is expected to be a string representing a row.
Get the A1-Style row string from a SheetJS index
var row_name = XLSX.utils.encode_row(3);
The argument is expected to be a SheetJS column (non-negative integer).
Cell Addresses
Generate a SheetJS cell address from an A1-Style address string
var address = XLSX.utils.decode_cell("A2");
The argument is expected to be a string representing a single cell address.
Generate an A1-style address string from a SheetJS cell address
var a1_addr = XLSX.utils.encode_cell({r:1, c:0});
The argument is expected to be a SheetJS cell address
Cell Ranges
Generate a SheetJS cell range from an A1-style range string
var range = XLSX.utils.decode_range("A1:D3");
The argument is expected to be a string representing a range or a single cell
address. The single cell address is interpreted as a single cell range, so
XLSX.utils.decode_range("D3") is the same as XLSX.utils.decode_range("D3:D3")
Generate an A1-style address string from a SheetJS cell address
var a1_range = XLSX.utils.encode_range({ s: { c: 0, r: 0 }, e: { c: 3, r: 2 } });
The argument is expected to be a SheetJS cell range.