SEARCH function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

SEARCH

Returns the position of a given character or text string in a given text string.

 

Syntax

 

SEARCH(find_text; to_search; start_position)

find_text: The character or text string you want to find. E.g. "e"

to_search: The text in which you want to search for the given text string. "Eagle"

start_position: The position in to_search value from where you want to begin the search. E.g. 1

 

Remarks

  • It is case-insensitive i.e., "Apple" and "apple" are not treated the same.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=SEARCH("S";B2)

6

=SEARCH(A3;B3)

1

=SEARCH(A4;B4)

3


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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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