Spread.Sheets Documentation
Function Constructor
GC.Spread.CalcEngine.Functions Namespace > Function type : Function Constructor
The name of the function.
The minimum number of arguments for the function.
The maximum number of arguments for the function.
The description object of the function.
Represents an abstract base class for defining functions.
Syntax
var instance = new GC.Spread.CalcEngine.Functions.Function(name, minArgs, maxArgs, functionDescription);
function Function( 
   name : string,
   minArgs : number,
   maxArgs : number,
   functionDescription : object
) : Function;

Parameters

name
The name of the function.
minArgs
The minimum number of arguments for the function.
maxArgs
The maximum number of arguments for the function.
functionDescription
The description object of the function.
Example
This example creates a custom sparkline.
function Clock() {
    GC.Spread.Sheets.Sparklines.SparklineEx.call(this);
}
Clock.prototype = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Sparklines.SparklineEx();
Clock.prototype.createFunction = function () {
    var func = new GC.Spread.CalcEngine.Functions.Function("CLOCK", 1, 1);
    func.evaluate = function (args) {
        return args[0];
    };
    return func;
};
Clock.prototype._drawCircle = function (context, centerX, centerY, radius) {
    context.beginPath();
    context.arc(centerX, centerY, radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
    context.stroke();
};
Clock.prototype._drawCenter = function (context, centerX, centerY, radius) {
    context.beginPath();
    context.arc(centerX, centerY, radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
    context.fill();
};
Clock.prototype._drawHand = function (context, centerX, centerY, loc, radius) {
    var angle = (Math.PI * 2) * (loc / 60) - Math.PI / 2;
    context.beginPath();
    context.moveTo(centerX, centerY);
    context.lineTo(centerX + Math.cos(angle) * radius, centerY + Math.sin(angle) * radius);
    context.stroke();
};
Clock.prototype._drawHands = function (context, value, centerX, centerY, radius) {
    var date = value, hour = date.getHours();
    hour = hour > 12 ? hour - 12 : hour;
    this._drawHand(context, centerX, centerY, hour * 5 + (date.getMinutes() / 60) * 5, radius / 2);
    this._drawHand(context, centerX, centerY, date.getMinutes(), radius * 3 / 4);
    context.strokeStyle = "red";
    this._drawHand(context, centerX, centerY, date.getSeconds(), radius * 3 / 4);

};
Clock.prototype._drawNumerals = function (context, centerX, centerY, radius) {
    var numerals = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12],
        angle,
        numeralWidth;
    if (radius > 0) {
        numerals.forEach(function (numeral) {
            angle = Math.PI / 6 * (numeral - 3);
            numeralWidth = context.measureText(numeral).width;
            context.beginPath();
            context.fillText(numeral, centerX + Math.cos(angle) * radius + numeralWidth / 2, centerY + Math.sin(angle) * radius + numeralWidth / 2);
        });
    }
};
Clock.prototype.paint = function (context, value, x, y, width, height) {
    if (!(value instanceof Date)) {
        return;
    }
    var centerX = x + width / 2,
        centerY = y + height / 2,
        margin = 10,
        padding = 10,
        radius = Math.min(width, height) / 2 - margin;
    if (radius <= 0) {
        return;
    }
    context.save();

    //draw circle
    this._drawCircle(context, centerX, centerY, radius);
    //draw center
    this._drawCenter(context, centerX, centerY, 3);
    //draw hands
    this._drawHands(context, value, centerX, centerY, radius);
    //draw numerals
    this._drawNumerals(context, centerX, centerY, radius - padding);

    context.restore();
};
spread.addSparklineEx(new Clock());

var sheet = spread.getActiveSheet();

var style = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Style();
style.hAlign = GC.Spread.Sheets.HorizontalAlign.center;
style.vAlign = GC.Spread.Sheets.VerticalAlign.center;
sheet.setDefaultStyle(style);
sheet.getCell(0, 1, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).value("Universal Time").font("20px Arial");
sheet.setValue(1, 0, "Beijing");
sheet.setValue(1, 1, "Tokyo");
sheet.setValue(1, 2, "New York");
sheet.setFormula(2, 0, '=CLOCK(A4)');
sheet.setFormula(2, 1, '=CLOCK(B4)');
sheet.setFormula(2, 2, '=CLOCK(C4)');
sheet.getRange(3, -1, 1, -1, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).formatter("hh:mm:ss tt");
sheet.setRowHeight(0, 50);
sheet.setRowHeight(2, 200);
sheet.setColumnWidth(0, 200);
sheet.setColumnWidth(1, 200);
sheet.setColumnWidth(2, 200);
function updateTime() {
    var now = new Date();
    var utcNow = new Date(now.getUTCFullYear(), now.getUTCMonth(), now.getUTCDate(), now.getUTCHours(), now.getUTCMinutes(), now.getUTCSeconds(), now.getUTCMilliseconds());
    sheet.setValue(3, 0, new Date(utcNow.setHours(utcNow.getHours() + 8)));//+8
    sheet.setValue(3, 1, new Date(utcNow.setHours(utcNow.getHours() + 1)));//+9
    sheet.setValue(3, 2, new Date(utcNow.setHours(utcNow.getHours() - 14)));//-5
}
setInterval(updateTime, 1000);
updateTime();
See Also

Reference

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