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== CLEAN ==
 
== CLEAN ==
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<tt>'''CLEAN(text)'''</tt>
 
<tt>'''CLEAN(text)'''</tt>
 
: returns <tt>'''text'''</tt> with all non-printable characters removed.
 
: returns <tt>'''text'''</tt> with all non-printable characters removed.
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: Spaces are <u>not</u> removed.
  
 
=== Example: ===
 
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: returns <tt>'''3'''</tt>, the number of characters in <tt>'''cat'''</tt>.  
 
: returns <tt>'''3'''</tt>, the number of characters in <tt>'''cat'''</tt>.  
  
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: TRIM function|TRIM]]''',
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: TRIM function|TRIM]]
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: FIND function|FIND]]''',
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: FIND function|FIND]]
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: PROPER function|PROPER]]''',
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: PROPER function|PROPER]]
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: REPLACE function|REPLACE]]''',
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: REPLACE function|REPLACE]]
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: SEARCH function|SEARCH]]''',
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: SEARCH function|SEARCH]]
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: SUBSTITUTE function|SUBSTITUTE]]''',
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[[Category: Documentation/Reference/Calc/Text functions]]

Latest revision as of 15:24, 2 February 2024



CLEAN

returns a text string with non-printable characters removed.

Syntax:

CLEAN(text)

returns text with all non-printable characters removed.
Spaces are not removed.

Example:

where cell A1 contains =CHAR(7) & "cat" & CHAR(8):

CLEAN(A1)

returns cat. The 2 non-printable characters are removed.

LEN(CLEAN(A1))

returns 3, the number of characters in cat.


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