Search Data using Original Values

The following sample code illustrates the above point. It finds cell D4 which cannot be found using Microsoft Excel find options but Aspose.Cells can find it using LookInType.OriginalValues. Please read the comments inside the code for more information.

JavaScript code to search data using original values

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Aspose.Cells Example - Find Formatted Value</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Find Formatted Value Example</h1>
        <input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.csv" />
        <button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
        <a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
        <div id="result"></div>
    </body>

    <script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        const { Workbook, SaveFormat, FindOptions, Worksheet, Cell, Utils } = AsposeCells;
        
        AsposeCells.onReady({
            license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
            fontPath: "/fonts/",
            fontList: [
                "arial.ttf",
                "NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
            ]
        }).then(() => {
            console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
        });

        document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
            const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
            let workbook;

            if (fileInput.files.length) {
                const file = fileInput.files[0];
                const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
                workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
            } else {
                workbook = new Workbook();
            }

            // Access first worksheet
            const worksheet = workbook.worksheets.get(0);

            // Add 10 in cell A1 and A2
            worksheet.cells.get("A1").value = 10;
            worksheet.cells.get("A2").value = 10;

            // Add Sum formula in cell D4 but customize it as ---
            const cell = worksheet.cells.get("D4");

            let style = cell.style;
            style.custom = "---";
            cell.style = style;

            // The result of formula will be 20 but 20 will not be visible because the cell is formatted as ---
            cell.formula = "=Sum(A1:A2)";

            // Calculate the workbook
            workbook.calculateFormula();

            // Create find options, we will search 20 using original values otherwise 20 will never be found because it is formatted as ---
            const options = new FindOptions();
            options.lookInType = AsposeCells.LookInType.OriginalValues;
            options.lookAtType = AsposeCells.LookAtType.EntireContent;

            let foundCell = null;
            const obj = 20;

            // Find 20 which is Sum(A1:A2) and formatted as ---
            foundCell = worksheet.cells.find(obj, foundCell, options);

            // Print the found cell to the page
            const resultDiv = document.getElementById('result');
            if (foundCell) {
                resultDiv.innerHTML = `<p style="color: green;">Found cell: ${foundCell.name}, value: ${foundCell.value}</p>`;
            } else {
                resultDiv.innerHTML = `<p style="color: red;">Cell not found.</p>`;
            }

            // Save the workbook
            const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Xlsx);
            const blob = new Blob([outputData]);
            const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
            downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
            downloadLink.download = 'output_out.xlsx';
            downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
            downloadLink.textContent = 'Download Resulting Excel File';
        });
    </script>
</html>

Console output generated by the sample code

  

Aspose.Cells.Cell [ D4; ValueType : IsNumeric; Value : ---; Formula:=SUM(A1:A2)]
Find if the cell value starts with single quote mark