This function return the standart gravity constant in the specified acceleration units (1 for cm/s², 2 for ft/s², 3 for m/s²)
/** * Returns the standard gravity constant in the specified acceleration units * Values taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_gravity on July 24, 2016. * * @param {number} input 1 for cm/s², 2 for ft/s², 3 for m/s² * * @customfunction */ function sg(units_key) { var value; switch(units_key) { case 1: value = 980.665; break; case 2: value = 32.1740; break; case 3: value = 9.80665; break; default: throw new Error('Must to specify 1, 2 or 3'); } return value; }
To use the function, it needs to be bound to a spreadsheet using the script editor (Tools -> Script editor...). Once the function is added, it can be used like any other google sheets function by calling the function in a cell's formula.
Note how the function shows up in autocomplete when typed into a formula. This is due to the multi-line comment above the function declaration which is used to describe what the function does similar to JSDoc and Javadoc. To have the formula show up in autocomplete, the @customfunction tag must be specified in the comment.
To avoid unsightly #DIV/0
errors in a spreadsheet, a custom function can be used.
/**
* Divides n by d unless d is zero, in which case, it returns
* the given symbol.
*
* @param {n} number The numerator
* @param {d} number The divisor
* @param {symbol} string The symbol to display if `d == 0`
* @return {number or string} The result of division or the given symbol
*
* @customfunction
*/
function zeroSafeDivide(n, d, symbol) {
if (d == 0)
return symbol;
else
return n / d;
}
To use the function, it needs to be bound to a spreadsheet using the script editor (Tools -> Script editor...). Once the function is added, it can be used like any other google sheets function by calling the function in a cell's formula.
Note how the function shows up in autocomplete when typed into a formula. This is due to the multi-line comment above the function declaration which is used to describe what the function does similar to JSDoc and Javadoc. To have the formula show up in autocomplete, the @customfunction
tag must be specified in the comment.