Non-anonymous functions as arguments in spreadsheet environments

A method of operating a spreadsheet application, comprising:

• receiving a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet;
• identifying, in the formula, a first function having a parameter comprising a name of a second function, wherein the second function comprises a non-anonymous function;
• passing the name of the second function as an argument to the first function;
• executing the first function, wherein the first function calls the second function and passes a value as an argument to the second function;
• and
• populating the spreadsheet based on one or more results of the first function.

One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, direct the computing device to at least:

• identify a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet, wherein the formula includes a first function having parameters comprising a range and a name of a second function, and wherein the second function comprises a non-anonymous function;
• pass the range and the name of the second function as arguments to the first function;
• execute the first function, wherein the first function calls the second function and passes a value from the range as an argument to the second function;
• and
• populate the spreadsheet based on one or more results of the first function.