Formula Error Handling in React Spreadsheet

26 May 20262 minutes to read

If you enter an invalid formula in a cell, an error dialog with an error message will appear. For instance, a formula with the incorrect number of arguments, a formula without parenthesis, etc.

Error Message	Reason
We found that you typed a formula with an invalid arguments	Occurs when passing an argument even though it wasn’t needed.
We found that you typed a formula with an empty expression	Occurs when passing an empty expression in the argument.
We found that you typed a formula with one or more missing opening or closing parenthesis	Occurs when an open parenthesis or a close parenthesis is missing.
We found that you typed a formula which is improper	Occurs when passing a single reference but a range was needed.
We found that you typed a formula with a wrong number of arguments	Occurs when the required arguments were not passed.
We found that you typed a formula which requires 3 arguments	Occurs when the required 3 arguments were not passed.
We found that you typed a formula with a mismatched quotes	Occurs when passing an argument with mismatched quotes.
We found that you typed a formula with a circular reference	Occurs when passing a formula with circular cell reference.
We found that you typed a formula which is invalid	Except in the cases mentioned above, all other errors will fall into this broad category.