ROW function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

ROW

Returns the row number for a given cell reference.

 

Syntax


ROW(cell_ref)
cell_ref: The reference of the cell whose row number you want to obtain. If omitted, it returns the row number of the current cell containing the formula. E.g. A5:C5

 

Remarks

  • The cell_ref cannot have multiple cell ranges or a range that stretches along multiple rows.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=ROW()

3

=ROW(A5:C5)

5

=ROW(Sales_data)

2


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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.

  • The given range contains more than one row.

#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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