<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>XLOOKUP Function</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../editor.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="../callback.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../search/js/page-search.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="mainpart"> <div class="search-field"> <input id="search" class="searchBar" placeholder="Search" type="text" onkeypress="doSearch(event)"> </div> <h1>XLOOKUP Function</h1> <p>The <b>XLOOKUP</b> function is one of the lookup and reference functions. It is used to perform the search for a specific item by row both horizontally and vertically. The result is returned in another column and can accommodate two-dimensional datasets.</p> <p>The <b>XLOOKUP</b> function syntax is:</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>XLOOKUP (lookup_value, lookup_array, return_array, [if_not_found], [match_mode], [search_mode])</em></b></p> <p><em>where</em></p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>lookup-value</em></b> is a value to search for.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>lookup_array</em></b> is an array or range to search in.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>return_array</em></b> is an array or range to return the results to.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>if_not_found</em></b> is an optional argument. If there is no search result, the argument returns the text stated in [if_not_found]. In case the text is not specified, the “N/A” is returned.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>match_mode</em></b> is an optional argument. <ul> <li><b><em>0</em></b> (set by default) returns the exact match; if there is no match, the “N/A” is returned instead.</li> <li><b><em>-1</em></b> returns the exact match; if there is none, the next smaller item is returned.</li> <li><b><em>1</em></b> returns the exact match; if there is none, the next larger item is returned.</li> <li><b><em>2</em></b> is a wildcard match.</li> </ul> </p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>search_mode</em></b> is an optional argument. <ul> <li><b><em>1</em></b> starts a search at the first item (set by default).</li> <li><b><em>-1</em></b> starts a reverse search, i.e. at the last item.</li> <li><b><em>2</em></b> starts a binary search with the <b><em>lookup_array</em></b> sorted in ascending order. If not sorted, invalid results will be returned.</li> <li><b><em>-2</em></b> starts a binary search with the <b><em>lookup_array</em></b> sorted in descending order. If not sorted, invalid results will be returned.</li> </ul> </p> <p class="note"> Wildcard characters include the question mark (?) that matches a single character and the asterisk (*) that matches multiple characters. If you want to find a question mark or asterisk, type a tilde (~) before the character. </p> <p>To apply the <b>XLOOKUP</b> function,</p> <ol> <li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li> <li> click the <b>Insert function</b> <img alt="Insert function icon" src="../images/insertfunction.png" /> icon situated at the top toolbar, <br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu, <br />or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar, </li> <li>select the <b>Lookup and Reference</b> function group from the list,</li> <li>click the <b>XLOOKUP</b> function,</li> <li>enter the required arguments separating them by comma,</li> <li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li> </ol> <p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="XLOOKUP Function" src="../images/xlookup.png" /></p> </div> </body> </html>