Formula reference highlighting
When the SpreadsheetEditor component’s showFormulaReferencesOnCellSelection property is set to true, selecting a cell that contains a formula will highlight all the cells it references.
Interactive demo
Section titled “Interactive demo”<SpreadsheetEditor model={model} showFormulaReferencesOnCellSelection />This is equivalent to passing showFormulaReferencesOnCellSelection={true}.
When to use this
Section titled “When to use this”This is useful when building tools where understanding formula dependencies matters — for example, auditing spreadsheets, teaching formula construction, or letting users explore how values are derived.
For programmatic highlighting (triggering highlights from outside the editor), see Controlling the editor.