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apps script convert a1notation to row column

Long Lion answered on October 15, 2021 Popularity 1/10 Helpfulness 1/10

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apps script convert a1notation to row column

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/**
 * Convert a cell reference from A1Notation to 0-based indices (for arrays)
 * or 1-based indices (for Spreadsheet Service methods).
 *
 * @param {String}    cellA1   Cell reference to be converted.
 * @param {Number}    index    (optional, default 0) Indicate 0 or 1 indexing
 *
 * @return {object}            {row,col}, both 0-based array indices.
 *
 * @throws                     Error if invalid parameter
 */
function cellA1ToIndex( cellA1, index ) {
  // Ensure index is (default) 0 or 1, no other values accepted.
  index = index || 0;
  index = (index == 0) ? 0 : 1;

  // Use regex match to find column & row references.
  // Must start with letters, end with numbers.
  // This regex still allows induhviduals to provide illegal strings like "AB.#%123"
  var match = cellA1.match(/(^[A-Z]+)|([0-9]+$)/gm);

  if (match.length != 2) throw new Error( "Invalid cell reference" );

  var colA1 = match[0];
  var rowA1 = match[1];

  return { row: rowA1ToIndex( rowA1, index ),
           col: colA1ToIndex( colA1, index ) };
}

/**
 * Return a 0-based array index corresponding to a spreadsheet column
 * label, as in A1 notation.
 *
 * @param {String}    colA1    Column label to be converted.
 *
 * @return {Number}            0-based array index.
 * @param {Number}    index    (optional, default 0) Indicate 0 or 1 indexing
 *
 * @throws                     Error if invalid parameter
 */
function colA1ToIndex( colA1, index ) {
  if (typeof colA1 !== 'string' || colA1.length > 2) 
    throw new Error( "Expected column label." );

  // Ensure index is (default) 0 or 1, no other values accepted.
  index = index || 0;
  index = (index == 0) ? 0 : 1;

  var A = "A".charCodeAt(0);

  var number = colA1.charCodeAt(colA1.length-1) - A;
  if (colA1.length == 2) {
    number += 26 * (colA1.charCodeAt(0) - A + 1);
  }
  return number + index;
}


/**
 * Return a 0-based array index corresponding to a spreadsheet row
 * number, as in A1 notation. Almost pointless, really, but maintains
 * symmetry with colA1ToIndex().
 *
 * @param {Number}    rowA1    Row number to be converted.
 * @param {Number}    index    (optional, default 0) Indicate 0 or 1 indexing
 *
 * @return {Number}            0-based array index.
 */
function rowA1ToIndex( rowA1, index ) {
  // Ensure index is (default) 0 or 1, no other values accepted.
  index = index || 0;
  index = (index == 0) ? 0 : 1;

  return rowA1 - 1 + index;
}

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