=. …

Description:

Take the preceding cell as the target object.

Syntax:

=. …

Note:

For calculation and executable cells that begin directly with ., preceding cell C is by default added as the target object. The expression is interpreted as =C.…. When searching backward for the preceding cell in the preceding row, if the cell immediately before it is empty, skip the entire preceding row.

Parameter:

…

An expression calculated on preceding cell C.

Example:

 

A

 

1

=create(id,num).record([1,11,1,33,2,232,2,577])

Return a table sequence:

2

=.(id)

This is equivalent to calculating A1.(id). It returns result as follows:

3

 

 

4

=.count()

Skip the preceding row when it is empty, and return 4.