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 Methods

BESSELI

BESSELI(float $x, integer $ord) : float
Static

Returns the modified Bessel function In(x), which is equivalent to the Bessel function evaluated for purely imaginary arguments

Excel Function: BESSELI(x,ord)

access public
category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

float

The value at which to evaluate the function. If x is nonnumeric, BESSELI returns the #VALUE! error value.

$ord

integer

The order of the Bessel function. If ord is not an integer, it is truncated. If $ord is nonnumeric, BESSELI returns the #VALUE! error value. If $ord < 0, BESSELI returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

float

BESSELJ

BESSELJ(float $x, integer $ord) : float
Static

Returns the Bessel function

Excel Function: BESSELJ(x,ord)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

float

The value at which to evaluate the function. If x is nonnumeric, BESSELJ returns the #VALUE! error value.

$ord

integer

The order of the Bessel function. If n is not an integer, it is truncated. If $ord is nonnumeric, BESSELJ returns the #VALUE! error value. If $ord < 0, BESSELJ returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

float

BESSELK

BESSELK(float $x, integer $ord) : float
Static

Returns the modified Bessel function Kn(x), which is equivalent to the Bessel functions evaluated for purely imaginary arguments.

Excel Function: BESSELK(x,ord)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

float

The value at which to evaluate the function. If x is nonnumeric, BESSELK returns the #VALUE! error value.

$ord

integer

The order of the Bessel function. If n is not an integer, it is truncated. If $ord is nonnumeric, BESSELK returns the #VALUE! error value. If $ord < 0, BESSELK returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

float

BESSELY

BESSELY(float $x, integer $ord) : float
Static

Returns the Bessel function, which is also called the Weber function or the Neumann function.

Excel Function: BESSELY(x,ord)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

float

The value at which to evaluate the function. If x is nonnumeric, BESSELK returns the #VALUE! error value.

$ord

integer

The order of the Bessel function. If n is not an integer, it is truncated. If $ord is nonnumeric, BESSELK returns the #VALUE! error value. If $ord < 0, BESSELK returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

float

BINTODEC

BINTODEC(string $x) : string
Static

Return a binary value as decimal.

Excel Function: BIN2DEC(x)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The binary number (as a string) that you want to convert. The number cannot contain more than 10 characters (10 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is not a valid binary number, or if number contains more than 10 characters (10 bits), BIN2DEC returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

BINTOHEX

BINTOHEX(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a binary value as hex.

Excel Function: BIN2HEX(x[,places])

access public
category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The binary number (as a string) that you want to convert. The number cannot contain more than 10 characters (10 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is not a valid binary number, or if number contains more than 10 characters (10 bits), BIN2HEX returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, BIN2HEX uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, BIN2HEX returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, BIN2HEX returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

BINTOOCT

BINTOOCT(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a binary value as octal.

Excel Function: BIN2OCT(x[,places])

access public
category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The binary number (as a string) that you want to convert. The number cannot contain more than 10 characters (10 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is not a valid binary number, or if number contains more than 10 characters (10 bits), BIN2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, BIN2OCT uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, BIN2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, BIN2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

COMPLEX

COMPLEX(float $realNumber, float $imaginary, string $suffix) : string
Static

Converts real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number of the form x + yi or x + yj.

Excel Function: COMPLEX(realNumber,imaginary[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$realNumber

float

The real coefficient of the complex number.

$imaginary

float

The imaginary coefficient of the complex number.

$suffix

string

The suffix for the imaginary component of the complex number. If omitted, the suffix is assumed to be "i".

Returns

string

CONVERTUOM

CONVERTUOM(float $value, string $fromUOM, string $toUOM) : float
Static

Converts a number from one measurement system to another. For example, CONVERT can translate a table of distances in miles to a table of distances in kilometers.

Excel Function: CONVERT(value,fromUOM,toUOM)

Parameters

$value

float

The value in fromUOM to convert.

$fromUOM

string

The units for value.

$toUOM

string

The units for the result.

Returns

float

DECTOBIN

DECTOBIN(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a decimal value as binary.

Excel Function: DEC2BIN(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, valid place values are ignored and DEC2BIN returns a 10-character (10-bit) binary number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number < -512 or if number > 511, DEC2BIN returns the #NUM! error value. If number is nonnumeric, DEC2BIN returns the #VALUE! error value. If DEC2BIN requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, DEC2BIN uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, DEC2BIN returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is zero or negative, DEC2BIN returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

DECTOHEX

DECTOHEX(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a decimal value as hex.

Excel Function: DEC2HEX(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, places is ignored and DEC2HEX returns a 10-character (40-bit) hexadecimal number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 39 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number < -549,755,813,888 or if number > 549,755,813,887, DEC2HEX returns the #NUM! error value. If number is nonnumeric, DEC2HEX returns the #VALUE! error value. If DEC2HEX requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, DEC2HEX uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, DEC2HEX returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is zero or negative, DEC2HEX returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

DECTOOCT

DECTOOCT(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return an decimal value as octal.

Excel Function: DEC2OCT(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, places is ignored and DEC2OCT returns a 10-character (30-bit) octal number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number < -536,870,912 or if number > 536,870,911, DEC2OCT returns the #NUM! error value. If number is nonnumeric, DEC2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value. If DEC2OCT requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, DEC2OCT uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, DEC2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is zero or negative, DEC2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

DELTA

DELTA(float $a, float $b) : int
Static

Tests whether two values are equal. Returns 1 if number1 = number2; returns 0 otherwise. Use this function to filter a set of values. For example, by summing several DELTA functions you calculate the count of equal pairs. This function is also known as the Kronecker Delta function.

Excel Function: DELTA(a[,b])

Parameters

$a

float

The first number.

$b

float

The second number. If omitted, b is assumed to be zero.

Returns

int

ERF

ERF(float $lower, float $upper) : float
Static

Returns the error function integrated between the lower and upper bound arguments.

Note: In Excel 2007 or earlier, if you input a negative value for the upper or lower bound arguments, the function would return a #NUM! error. However, in Excel 2010, the function algorithm was improved, so that it can now calculate the function for both positive and negative ranges. PHPExcel follows Excel 2010 behaviour, and accepts nagative arguments.

Excel Function: ERF(lower[,upper])

Parameters

$lower

float

lower bound for integrating ERF

$upper

float

upper bound for integrating ERF. If omitted, ERF integrates between zero and lower_limit

Returns

float

ERFC

ERFC(float $x) : float
Static

Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity

Note: In Excel 2007 or earlier, if you input a negative value for the lower bound argument, the function would return a #NUM! error. However, in Excel 2010, the function algorithm was improved, so that it can now calculate the function for both positive and negative x values. PHPExcel follows Excel 2010 behaviour, and accepts nagative arguments.

Excel Function: ERFC(x)

Parameters

$x

float

The lower bound for integrating ERFC

Returns

float

GESTEP

GESTEP(float $number, float $step) : int
Static

Excel Function: GESTEP(number[,step])

Returns 1 if number >= step; returns 0 (zero) otherwise Use this function to filter a set of values. For example, by summing several GESTEP functions you calculate the count of values that exceed a threshold.

Parameters

$number

float

The value to test against step.

$step

float

The threshold value. If you omit a value for step, GESTEP uses zero.

Returns

int

HEXTOBIN

HEXTOBIN(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a hex value as binary.

Excel Function: HEX2BIN(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

the hexadecimal number you want to convert. Number cannot contain more than 10 characters. The most significant bit of number is the sign bit (40th bit from the right). The remaining 9 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is negative, HEX2BIN ignores places and returns a 10-character binary number. If number is negative, it cannot be less than FFFFFFFE00, and if number is positive, it cannot be greater than 1FF. If number is not a valid hexadecimal number, HEX2BIN returns the #NUM! error value. If HEX2BIN requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, HEX2BIN uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, HEX2BIN returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, HEX2BIN returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

HEXTODEC

HEXTODEC(string $x) : string
Static

Return a hex value as decimal.

Excel Function: HEX2DEC(x)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The hexadecimal number you want to convert. This number cannot contain more than 10 characters (40 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 39 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is not a valid hexadecimal number, HEX2DEC returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

HEXTOOCT

HEXTOOCT(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return a hex value as octal.

Excel Function: HEX2OCT(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The hexadecimal number you want to convert. Number cannot contain more than 10 characters. The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 39 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is negative, HEX2OCT ignores places and returns a 10-character octal number. If number is negative, it cannot be less than FFE0000000, and if number is positive, it cannot be greater than 1FFFFFFF. If number is not a valid hexadecimal number, HEX2OCT returns the #NUM! error value. If HEX2OCT requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, HEX2OCT uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, HEX2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, HEX2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

IMABS

IMABS(string $complexNumber) : float
Static

Returns the absolute value (modulus) of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMABS(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the absolute value.

Returns

float

IMAGINARY

IMAGINARY(string $complexNumber) : float
Static

Returns the imaginary coefficient of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMAGINARY(complexNumber)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the imaginary coefficient.

Returns

float

IMARGUMENT

IMARGUMENT(string $complexNumber) : float
Static

Returns the argument theta of a complex number, i.e. the angle in radians from the real axis to the representation of the number in polar coordinates.

Excel Function: IMARGUMENT(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the argument theta.

Returns

float

IMCONJUGATE

IMCONJUGATE(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the complex conjugate of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMCONJUGATE(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the conjugate.

Returns

string

IMCOS

IMCOS(string $complexNumber) : string | float
Static

Returns the cosine of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMCOS(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the cosine.

Returns

stringfloat

IMDIV

IMDIV(string $complexDividend, string $complexDivisor) : string
Static

Returns the quotient of two complex numbers in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMDIV(complexDividend,complexDivisor)

Parameters

$complexDividend

string

The complex numerator or dividend.

$complexDivisor

string

The complex denominator or divisor.

Returns

string

IMEXP

IMEXP(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the exponential of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMEXP(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the exponential.

Returns

string

IMLN

IMLN(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the natural logarithm of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMLN(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the natural logarithm.

Returns

string

IMLOG10

IMLOG10(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the common logarithm (base 10) of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMLOG10(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the common logarithm.

Returns

string

IMLOG2

IMLOG2(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the base-2 logarithm of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMLOG2(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the base-2 logarithm.

Returns

string

IMPOWER

IMPOWER(string $complexNumber, float $realNumber) : string
Static

Returns a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format raised to a power.

Excel Function: IMPOWER(complexNumber,realNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number you want to raise to a power.

$realNumber

float

The power to which you want to raise the complex number.

Returns

string

IMPRODUCT

IMPRODUCT() : string
Static

Returns the product of two or more complex numbers in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMPRODUCT(complexNumber[,complexNumber[,...]])

Returns

string

IMREAL

IMREAL(string $complexNumber) : float
Static

Returns the real coefficient of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMREAL(complexNumber)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the real coefficient.

Returns

float

IMSIN

IMSIN(string $complexNumber) : string | float
Static

Returns the sine of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMSIN(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the sine.

Returns

stringfloat

IMSQRT

IMSQRT(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Returns the square root of a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMSQRT(complexNumber)

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number for which you want the square root.

Returns

string

IMSUB

IMSUB(string $complexNumber1, string $complexNumber2) : string
Static

Returns the difference of two complex numbers in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMSUB(complexNumber1,complexNumber2)

Parameters

$complexNumber1

string

The complex number from which to subtract complexNumber2.

$complexNumber2

string

The complex number to subtract from complexNumber1.

Returns

string

IMSUM

IMSUM() : string
Static

Returns the sum of two or more complex numbers in x + yi or x + yj text format.

Excel Function: IMSUM(complexNumber[,complexNumber[,...]])

Returns

string

OCTTOBIN

OCTTOBIN(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return an octal value as binary.

Excel Function: OCT2BIN(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The octal number you want to convert. Number may not contain more than 10 characters. The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is negative, OCT2BIN ignores places and returns a 10-character binary number. If number is negative, it cannot be less than 7777777000, and if number is positive, it cannot be greater than 777. If number is not a valid octal number, OCT2BIN returns the #NUM! error value. If OCT2BIN requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, OCT2BIN uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, OCT2BIN returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, OCT2BIN returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

OCTTODEC

OCTTODEC(string $x) : string
Static

Return an octal value as decimal.

Excel Function: OCT2DEC(x)

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The octal number you want to convert. Number may not contain more than 10 octal characters (30 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is not a valid octal number, OCT2DEC returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

OCTTOHEX

OCTTOHEX(string $x, integer $places) : string
Static

Return an octal value as hex.

Excel Function: OCT2HEX(x[,places])

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category Engineering Functions

Parameters

$x

string

The octal number you want to convert. Number may not contain more than 10 octal characters (30 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation. If number is negative, OCT2HEX ignores places and returns a 10-character hexadecimal number. If number is not a valid octal number, OCT2HEX returns the #NUM! error value. If OCT2HEX requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

$places

integer

The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, OCT2HEX uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros). If places is not an integer, it is truncated. If places is nonnumeric, OCT2HEX returns the #VALUE! error value. If places is negative, OCT2HEX returns the #NUM! error value.

Returns

string

_erfVal() 

_erfVal($x) 
Static

Parameters

$x

_parseComplex

_parseComplex(string $complexNumber) : string[]
Static

Parses a complex number into its real and imaginary parts, and an I or J suffix

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number

Returns

string[]Indexed on "real", "imaginary" and "suffix"

getConversionGroupUnitDetails

getConversionGroupUnitDetails(string $group) : array
Static

Parameters

$group

string

The group whose units of measure you want to retrieve

Returns

array

getConversionGroupUnits Returns an array of units of measure, for a specified conversion group, or for all groups

getConversionGroupUnits(string $group) : array
Static

Parameters

$group

string

The group whose units of measure you want to retrieve

Returns

array

getConversionGroups Returns a list of the different conversion groups for UOM conversions

getConversionGroups() : array
Static

Returns

array

getConversionMultipliers Returns an array of the Multiplier prefixes that can be used with Units of Measure in CONVERTUOM()

getConversionMultipliers() : array
Static

Returns

arrayof mixed

_Besselk0() 

_Besselk0($fNum) 
Static

Parameters

$fNum

_Besselk1() 

_Besselk1($fNum) 
Static

Parameters

$fNum

_Bessely0() 

_Bessely0($fNum) 
Static

Parameters

$fNum

_Bessely1() 

_Bessely1($fNum) 
Static

Parameters

$fNum

Cleans the leading characters in a complex number string

_cleanComplex(string $complexNumber) : string
Static

Parameters

$complexNumber

string

The complex number to clean

Returns

stringThe "cleaned" complex number

_erfcVal() 

_erfcVal($x) 
Static

Parameters

$x

Formats a number base string value with leading zeroes

_nbrConversionFormat(string $xVal, integer $places) : string
Static

Parameters

$xVal

string

The "number" to pad

$places

integer

The length that we want to pad this value

Returns

stringThe padded "number"

 Properties

 

$_conversionMultipliers : mixed[]
 

$_conversionUnits : mixed[]
 

$_one_sqrtpi 
 

$_two_sqrtpi 
 

$_unitConversions : mixed[]