Manuals/calci/INDEX

INDEX(ref, rnum, cnum)

• where, $ref$ is the reference to one or more cell ranges or an array
• $rnum$ is the row number in reference
• $cnum$ is the column number in reference

INDEX() function displays the reference of the cell at intersection of particular row and column.

Description

INDEX(ref, rnum, cnum)

• This function displays the cell that is at the intersection of specified row and column number in an array or reference.
• $ref$ can be an array or range of cells.
  • If $rnum$ or $cnum$ is omitted, Calci displays #NULL error message.
• If $rnum$ is zero(0), $cnum$ is required. Calci displays entire column in the selected range.
• If $cnum$ is zero(0), $rnum$ is required. Calci displays entire row in the selected range.
• If $rnum$ and $cnum$ do not point to a cell within an array or reference, Calci displays #NULL error message.

Examples

Consider the following example in Calci of employee information -

	Name	Age	Salary
Row1	John	32	6000
Row2	Sally	40	6600
Row3	David	28	4500
Row4	Marie	28	5000
Row5

=INDEX(A1:C4,3,2) :Calculates intersection in the range A1 TO C4 for third row, second column. Returns David's age 28.
=INDEX(A1:C4,2,1) :Calculates intersection in the range A1 TO C4 for second row, first column. Returns Sally as output.
=INDEX(A2:C3,1,3) :Calculates intersection in the range A2 TO C3 for first row, third column.Returns Sally's salary 6600.
=INDEX(A1:C4,0,2) :Displays the entire Age column in the range A1 to C4. Returns 32,40,28,28 as output.
=INDEX({5,10,15;20,25,30;35,40,45},2,3) : Calculates intersection in an array of numbers for second row, third column. Returns 30 as output.

See Also

• OFFSET
• ROW
• COLUMN

Reference

• Database Index