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BERROR cin sransiissaw x Products Templates Store Support My unt Sign in Search 2 ISERROR function Returns the logical value TRUE if value refers to any error value, such as #N/A, #VALUEI, #REF!, #DIV/O!, #NUMI, ‘#NAME?, or #NULL!; otherwise, it returns FALSE. Syntax ISERROR (value) Argument Description Remarks value The value that you want tested. Value can be a blank (empty) = Value arguments enclosed cell, error, logical expression, text, number, reference value, or a with quotation marks are name referring to any of these, that you want to test. treated as text. They are never converted. Example ‘The ISERROR function is useful in formulas for testing the outcome of a calculation. When combined with the IF function, it provides a method for locating errors in formulas (see the following examples). To make the following example easier to understand, you can copy the data to a blank sheet and then enter the function underneath the data, Do not select the row or column headings (1, 2, 3.. A,B, C..) when you copy the sample data to a blank sheet. ‘PREF! #N/A 56 45 Formula Description (Result) Checks whether the value refers to any error value (TRUE) ‘exp supperote com/eriarive/ISERROR function a5499-A0bASce-a7e-e TORTS Page 102 BERROR cin =ISERROR (61) =F (ISERROR(AVERAGE(A2:B3)),”No Numbers” AVERAGE(A2:B3)) (SERROR(AVERAGE(A4:85) Numbers” AVERAGE(A4:B5)) See also ERRORTYPE function ISBLANK function ISERR function ISNA function ISREF function TYPE function List of all functions (by category) sransiissaw Checks whether the value refers to any error value (TRUE) Checks whether the range A2:B3 contains at least one number. Since the range contains numbers, the AVERAGE function does not return an error. This result causes ISERROR to return FALSE, which in turn causes the IF function to return the result of the AVERAGE function (50.5) Checks whether the range A4:B5 contains at least one number. Since there are no numbers in the range, the AVERAGE function returns the #DIV/0 error value. This result causes ISERROR to return TRUE, which in turn causes the IF function to return the text "No Numbers" (No Numbers) Was this information helpful? YES NO Change language ‘exp supperote com/eriarive/ISERROR function a5499-A0bASce-a7e-e TORTS Accessiolty Contact us Privacyand Cools Legal Trademarks 2015 Merosoft Page 2082

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