IFERROR
Returns a custom result when a formula generates an error, and a normal result when no error is detected.
Syntax
IFERROR(value, value_if_error)
Arguments
| Argument |
Description |
Required |
value |
The value, reference, or formula to be checked for an error. |
Required |
value_if_error |
The specified value that is provided if the result of the value is an error. |
Required |
Examples
Handle division by zero error
=IFERROR(10/0, "Cannot divide by zero")
Result ⇒
Cannot divide by zero
Return value when no error
=IFERROR(10/2, "Error occurred")
Result ⇒
5
Handle lookup error with default
=IFERROR(INDEX(A1:A3, 5), "Not found")
Result ⇒
Not found
Related Functions
Other Logical functions:
- AND - Returns true if all arguments evaluate to true
- CONTAINS - Returns true if a range contains a specified value
- IF - Returns the first value if logical_expression is TRUE; otherwise returns the second value.
- IFS - Returns the value corresponding to the first TRUE result when evaluating multiple tests.
- ISBETWEEN - Returns true if a provided number is between two other numbers either inclusively or exclusively; otherwise returns false.
- ISBLANK - Returns true if the value is blank, empty, or null; otherwise returns false.
- ISERROR - Returns TRUE if the value is any error value
- ISEVEN - Returns TRUE if the number is even, FALSE if odd
- ISNA - Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value
- ISNUMBER - Returns TRUE if the value is a number
- ISODD - Returns TRUE if the number is odd, FALSE if even
- ISTEXT - Returns TRUE if the value is text
- NOT - Returns FALSE if logical expression is TRUE and TRUE if logical expression is FALSE.
- OR - Returns true if any argument evaluates to true
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