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![09-command-line-calculation.png](./images/09-command-line-calculation.png) ![09-command-line-calculation.png](./images/09-command-line-calculation.png)
When writing a formula to a cell, formulae should always be set as they would appear in an English version of Microsoft Office Excel, and PhpSpreadsheet handles all formulae internally in this format. This means that the following rules hold:
- Decimal separator is `.` (period)
- Function argument separator is `,` (comma)
- Matrix row separator is `;` (semicolon)
- English function names must be used
Another nice feature of PhpSpreadsheet's formula parser, is that it can Another nice feature of PhpSpreadsheet's formula parser, is that it can
automatically adjust a formula when inserting/removing rows/columns. automatically adjust a formula when inserting/removing rows/columns.
Here's an example: Here's an example:
@ -43,6 +50,11 @@ inserted 2 new rows), changed to "SUM(E4:E11)". Also, the inserted cells
duplicate style information of the previous cell, just like Excel's duplicate style information of the previous cell, just like Excel's
behaviour. Note that you can both insert rows and columns. behaviour. Note that you can both insert rows and columns.
If you want to "anchor" a specific cell for a formula, then you prefix the column and/or the row with a `$` symbol, exactly as you would in MS Excel itself.
So if a formula contains "SUM(E$4:E9)", and you insert 2 new rows after row 1, the formula will be adjusted to read "SUM(E$4:E11)", with the `$` fixing row 4 as the start of the range.
## Calculation Cache ## Calculation Cache
Once the Calculation engine has evaluated the formula in a cell, the result Once the Calculation engine has evaluated the formula in a cell, the result