JavaScript Snippet – Convert Number To Column Name

Following yesterday’s post, I thought it appropriate to write a quick JavaScript function which converts an integer into the corresponding column name:

/**
 * Takes a positive integer and returns the corresponding column name.
 * @param {number} num  The positive integer to convert to a column name.
 * @return {string}  The column name.
 */
function toColumnName(num) {
  for (var ret = '', a = 1, b = 26; (num -= a) >= 0; a = b, b *= 26) {
    ret = String.fromCharCode(parseInt((num % b) / a) + 65) + ret;
  }
  return ret;
}

You can click here to enter a positive integer and see the corresponding column name. If you need this function for a project, feel free to use it as long as you give credit. 😎