MATCH

Returns the relative position of the given value in a given range.

Syntax

MATCH(search_item; search_region; [match_type])

search_item: The value to search for in the given range. E.g. "Ming Yin"

search_region: The row/column to search. E.g. C2:C7

match_type: Determines how the given value is searched in the given range. Defaults to 1 if omitted.

-1 - search_region must be sorted in the descending order. Exact match or next greatest value is considered.

0 - search_region can be unsorted. Exact and regex match are considered.

1 and >2 - search_region must be sorted in the ascending order. Exact match or next smallest value is considered.

2 - search_region must can be unsorted. Exact match is considered.

Remarks

MATCH is case-insensitive, e.g. "APPLES" and "Apples" are treated similarly.
If you don't remember the complete text you have to search for, use .* after the initial characters. E.g. "Stand.*" for Standard Chairs

Examples

Formula	Result
=MATCH( "Ming Yin" ; C2:C7 ;0)	4
=MATCH(3038; A2:A7 ;1)	5

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Possible Errors

Errors	Meaning
#N/A!	The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.
#NAME!	The function name is incorrect or invalid. The given defined name (if any) is invalid. There is a typo in the defined name used in the function. Double quotes are missing for text values in the function. Colon missing in a cell range reference.
#VALUE!	The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid. For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.
#REF!	The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

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