getMessage(); } return round(Factorial::fact($numObjs) / Factorial::fact($numObjs - $numInSet)) / Factorial::fact($numInSet); } /** * COMBINA. * * Returns the number of combinations for a given number of items. Use COMBIN to * determine the total possible number of groups for a given number of items. * * Excel Function: * COMBINA(numObjs,numInSet) * * @param mixed $numObjs Number of different objects, or can be an array of numbers * @param mixed $numInSet Number of objects in each combination, or can be an array of numbers * * @return array|float|int|string Number of combinations, or a string containing an error * If an array of numbers is passed as the argument, then the returned result will also be an array * with the same dimensions */ public static function withRepetition($numObjs, $numInSet) { if (is_array($numObjs) || is_array($numInSet)) { return self::evaluateArrayArguments([self::class, __FUNCTION__], $numObjs, $numInSet); } try { $numObjs = Helpers::validateNumericNullSubstitution($numObjs, null); $numInSet = Helpers::validateNumericNullSubstitution($numInSet, null); Helpers::validateNotNegative($numInSet); Helpers::validateNotNegative($numObjs); $numObjs = (int) $numObjs; $numInSet = (int) $numInSet; // Microsoft documentation says following is true, but Excel // does not enforce this restriction. //Helpers::validateNotNegative($numObjs - $numInSet); if ($numObjs === 0) { Helpers::validateNotNegative(-$numInSet); return 1; } } catch (Exception $e) { return $e->getMessage(); } return round( Factorial::fact($numObjs + $numInSet - 1) / Factorial::fact($numObjs - 1) ) / Factorial::fact($numInSet); } }