log('Returns the column index of a cell.'); // Create new PhpSpreadsheet object $spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet(); $worksheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet(); $worksheet->getCell('A1')->setValue('=COLUMN(C13)'); $worksheet->getCell('A2')->setValue('=COLUMN(E13:G15)'); $worksheet->getCell('F1')->setValue('=COLUMN()'); for ($row = 1; $row <= 2; ++$row) { $cell = $worksheet->getCell("A{$row}"); $helper->log("A{$row}: " . $cell->getValue() . ' => ' . $cell->getCalculatedValue()); } $cell = $worksheet->getCell('F1'); $helper->log('F1: ' . $cell->getValue() . ' => ' . $cell->getCalculatedValue());