The ERROR.TYPE function is one of the information functions. It is used to return the numeric representation of one of the existing errors.
Syntax
ERROR.TYPE(error_val)
The ERROR.TYPE function has the following argument:
| Argument | Description |
|---|
| error_val | An error value. The possible values are listed in the table below. |
The error_val argument can be one of the following:
| Error value | Numeric representation |
|---|
| #NULL! | 1 |
| #DIV/0! | 2 |
| #VALUE! | 3 |
| #REF! | 4 |
| #NAME? | 5 |
| #NUM! | 6 |
| #N/A | 7 |
| #GETTING_DATA | 8 |
| Other | #N/A |
Notes
How to apply the ERROR.TYPE function.
Examples
The figure below displays the result returned by the ERROR.TYPE function.
