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Version: Streamsheets 2.5

MATCH

Returns a relative position number of a matching cell inside a specified cell range.

Syntax

=MATCH(value, SearchRange, [Type])

Arguments

NameDescription
valueValue to search for.
SearchRangeA cell range to search in.
Type (optional)Search type with the following options:
1: (Default) Find the largest value in cell range which is less than or equal to specified value. Table must be in ascending order.
0: Find the first value which match exactly specified value. Here the wildcards ? and * are supported.
-1: Find the smallest value in cell range which is greater or equal to specified value. Table must be in descending order.

Return

Returns relative position of in cell-range for given value or #NA if no match is found.

Examples

FormulaResultComment
1. =MATCH(4,B2:B4, 0) 
2. =MATCH(2,A2:B2, 0)

1. 2
2. 1
The index of the cell with the searched value is returned.