CELL(type,reference)
- specifies what type of information we want.
- is the cell we want to retrieve information.
Description
- This function is used to retrieve information about a cell
- The information about the cell can be the contents,size, formatting etc.
- specifies what type of information we want.
- is the cell we want to retrieve information.
- is optional.
- If is omitted, the last cell that was changed will be taken
Type | Value Returned |
---|---|
"address" | Address of the cell. If the cell refers to a range, it is the first cell in the range. |
"col" | |
"color" | |
"contents" | |
"filename" | |
"format" | |
"parentheses" | |
"prefix" | |
"protect" | |
"row" | |
"type" | |
"width" |
Examples
See Also
This function gives the information about the formatting, location, or contents of the upper-left cell in a reference. Let's see an example if an element is placed in the B4 cell,i.e 4th row
then =CELL(“row”,B2) is 2 =CELL(“row”,B3) is 3
where Infotype is a text value that specifies what type of cell information that want. And 'ref' is the cell that want information about.
Column1 | Column2 | Column3 | Column4 | |
Row1 | 12 | 2 | ||
Row2 | 5 | 3 | ||
Row3 | ||||
Row4 | ||||
Row5 | ||||
Row6 |
Let's C1R1= PLACE
then =CELL(“contents”,B2) is PLACE