R/aref.R

Defines functions aref

Documented in aref

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# Creates an Excel area reference
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# Author: Martin Studer, Mirai Solutions GmbH
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aref <- function(topLeft, dimension) {
	if(is.character(topLeft))
		topLeft <- as.vector(cref2idx(topLeft))
	if(!is.numeric(topLeft))
		stop("topLeft must be either a cell reference (character) in the form 'A1' or a numeric vector of length 2!")
	if(!is.numeric(dimension) || length(dimension) != 2)
		stop("dimension must be a numeric vector of length 2!")
	
	idx2aref(c(topLeft, topLeft + dimension - 1))
}
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