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ERROR.TYPE
Test for a specific error value
error_val
What is the ERROR.TYPE Function?
The ERROR.TYPE Function is categorized as an Information function. The
function returns a number that corresponds to a specific error value. If there is
no error, it will return #N/A.
While doing financial analysis, we can use this to test a specific error value.
Also, we can use ERROR.TYPE to display a customized error message. This can
be done using the IF function. The IF function can be used to test for an error
value and return a text string, such as a message, instead of the error value.
Formula
=ERROR.TYPE(error_val)
Where:
Error_value (required argument) – It is the error value for whom we wish to
find the identifying number. Though error_val can be the actual error value, it
will usually be a reference to a cell containing a formula that we want to test.
The numbers provided by Excel:
If error_val is
ERROR.TYPE returns
#NULL! 1
#DIV/0! 2
#VALUE! 3
#REF! 4
#NAME? 5
#NUM! 6
#N/A 7
#N/A 8
Anything else
#N/A
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