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Custom Sheets function that finds an exact match on multiple columns and conditions
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/** | |
* Finds an exact match on multiple columns and conditions. This function accepts an indefinite number of match parameters to search against. | |
* | |
* @param {"Foo"} value1 The first value to look up. | |
* @param {Sheet1!A:A} range1 The first range to match against. | |
* @param {"Bar"} value2 (optional, repeating) The second value to look up. | |
* @param {Sheet1!B:B} range2 (optional, repeating) The second range to match against. | |
* @return {Array} Row numbers of rows that exactly match on all conditions. | |
* @customfunction | |
*/ | |
function MATCHES(value1, range1, value2, range2) | |
{ | |
if (arguments.length < 2) { throw new Error("There must be at least one search term and one range to evaluate."); } | |
if (arguments.length % 2 != 0) { throw new Error("There must be an even number of parameters."); } | |
var matches = {}; | |
for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i += 2) | |
{ | |
var range = arguments[i]; | |
var value = arguments[i - 1]; | |
if (range[0].length > 1 && range.length > 1) { throw new Error("Search ranges must be a single column or row."); } | |
if (typeof(value) == "object" || typeof(value) == "undefined") | |
{ | |
if (value[0].length > 1 || value.length > 1) { throw new Error("Match values must not span an array."); } | |
} | |
// Match over a column | |
if (range.length > 1) | |
{ | |
for (var j = 0; j < range.length; j++) | |
{ | |
if (range[j][0] == value) | |
{ | |
if ((j + 1) in matches) | |
{ | |
matches[j + 1]++; | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
matches[j + 1] = 1; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
// Match over a row | |
else | |
{ | |
for (var j = 0; j < range[0].length; j++) | |
{ | |
if (range[0][j] == value) | |
{ | |
if ((j + 1) in matches) | |
{ | |
matches[j + 1]++; | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
matches[j + 1] = 1; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
var keys = Object.keys(matches); | |
// Return the first result that matches across all search ranges | |
for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) | |
{ | |
var key = keys[i]; | |
if (matches[key] == arguments.length / 2) | |
{ | |
return key; | |
} | |
} | |
throw new Error("Did not find an exact match for all values in MATCHES evaluation."); | |
} |
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