formula Method

Gets or sets the expected formula.

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

var instance = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(conditionType, args);
var returnValue; // Type: any
returnValue = instance.formula(value);

function formula( 
   value : string
) : any;

Parameters

value: The expected formula.

Return Value

If no value is set, returns the expected formula; otherwise, returns the condition.

Example

The following examples use the formula method.

Javascript

var textLengthCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.textLengthCondition);
textLengthCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.GeneralComparisonOperators.greaterThan);
textLengthCondition.formula("$C$1"); // formula used to calculate a number.
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(textLengthCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, "abcf");
 
//Set value 3 to $C$1, after this code, the value in Cell(0,0) is valid.
activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, 3);
//Set value 5 to $C$1, after this code, the value in Cel(0,0) is invalid.
// activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, 5);

Javascript

var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.textCondition);
nCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.TextCompareType.contains);
nCondition.formula("$C$1");
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, "testing");
activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, "test");

Javascript

var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.cellValueCondition);
nCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.GeneralComparisonOperators.greaterThan);
nCondition.formula("$C$1");
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, 5);
activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, 4);

Javascript

var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.dateCondition);
nCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.DateCompareType.before);
nCondition.formula("$C$1");
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, new Date(2012, 12, 12));
activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, new Date(2012, 11, 31));

Javascript

var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.formulaCondition);
nCondition.customValueType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.CustomValueType.formula);
nCondition.formula("A1>0");
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, -4);

Javascript

var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.numberCondition);
nCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.GeneralComparisonOperators.greaterThan);
nCondition.formula("$C$1");
var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition);
validator.type(GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.CriteriaType.custom);
activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator);
spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true;
activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, 5);
activeSheet.setValue(0, 2, 5);

Reference

Condition type