Translate a column index into an Excel Column Name

Question

Given a columns\' index, how can you get an Excel column name?

The problem is trickier than it sounds because it\'s not just base-26. The columns

Answer 1

JavaScript Solution

/**
 * Calculate the column letter abbreviation from a 0 based index
 * @param {Number} value
 * @returns {string}
 */
getColumnFromIndex = function (value) {
    var base = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'.split('');
    value++;
    var remainder, result = "";
    do {
        remainder = value % 26;
        result = base[(remainder || 26) - 1] + result;
         value = Math.floor(value / 26);
    } while (value > 0);
    return result;
};