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:
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An expression calculated on preceding cell C. |
Example:
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A |
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1 |
=create(id,num).record([1,11,1,33,2,232,2,577]) |
Return a table sequence:
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2 |
=.(id) |
This is equivalent to calculating A1.(id). It returns result as follows:
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3 |
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4 |
=.count() |
Skip the preceding row when it is empty, and return 4. |

