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== TYPE == | == TYPE == | ||
Returns the type of value (number, text, etc.). | Returns the type of value (number, text, etc.). | ||
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: If a cell contains both an error and a formula, <tt>'''16'''</tt> (error value) is returned. | : If a cell contains both an error and a formula, <tt>'''16'''</tt> (error value) is returned. | ||
: A blank cell is classed as a number here, and <tt>'''1'''</tt> is returned. | : A blank cell is classed as a number here, and <tt>'''1'''</tt> is returned. | ||
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=== Example: === | === Example: === | ||
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<tt>'''TYPE(C3)'''</tt> | <tt>'''TYPE(C3)'''</tt> | ||
: where cell C3 contains <tt>'''=NA()'''</tt> returns <tt>'''16'''</tt>, because <tt>'''NA()'''</tt> returns the error value <tt>'''#N/A'''</tt>. | : where cell C3 contains <tt>'''=NA()'''</tt> returns <tt>'''16'''</tt>, because <tt>'''NA()'''</tt> returns the error value <tt>'''#N/A'''</tt>. | ||
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=== See also: === | === See also: === | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 19 January 2008
TYPE
Returns the type of value (number, text, etc.).
Syntax:
TYPE(value)
- Returns the type of value as a number: 1 = number, 2 = text, 4 = logical value, 8 = formula, 16 = error value.
- If a cell contains both an error and a formula, 16 (error value) is returned.
- A blank cell is classed as a number here, and 1 is returned.
Example:
TYPE(C2)
- where cell C2 contains dog returns 2, because dog is text.
TYPE(C3)
- where cell C3 contains =NA() returns 16, because NA() returns the error value #N/A.
