Difference between revisions of "Documentation/How Tos/Calc: N function"

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FUNCTIONS

Returns the numeric value.

N(value)

returns the numeric value of value if possible. It returns the logical values TRUE and FALSE as 1 and 0 respectively.

N() is not intended to convert text to a number - use the VALUE() function instead.

N(123)

returns 123, because 123 is (already) a number.

N(TRUE)

returns 1.

N(A3)

where A3 contains FALSE, returns 0.

See Also

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 : where A3 contains <tt>'''FALSE'''</tt>, returns <tt>'''0'''</tt>.
-===Issues: ===
-<tt>'''N()'''</tt> in Calc will sometimes convert text to a number, but in Excel will always return text as <tt>'''0'''</tt>. In Calc <tt>'''N("4")'''</tt> returns <tt>'''0'''</tt> in OOo3 but <tt>'''4'''</tt> in OOo2. {{Issue|113739}} describes some further inconsistencies in the handling of text. In fact, the ODFF standard deliberately does not specify a behavior. It may be better to use <tt>'''VALUE()'''</tt> to convert from text to number.
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