#N/A error – Occurs when the SWITCH function is unable to match and there is no else argument. For example, for a value 7 and we give the formula =SWITCH(A3,1,”Sunday”,2,”Monday”,3,”Tuesday”), the function will return the #N/A error. #NAME? error – Occurs if we edit...
Example 3 – SWITCH Function with TRUE as First Argument (Smart Trick)One limitation of the SWITCH function is that it can only perform an exact match. So, whatever value is returned by the expression (the first argument of the SWITCH function), it will try to find that exact value in ...
Download Example Syntax The syntax for the SWITCH function in Microsoft Excel is: SWITCH ( expression, value1, result1, value2, result2, ... value_n, result_n [, default] ) Parameters or Arguments expression The expression to compare to a list of values. ...
Using the SWITCH Function with VLOOKUP Let’s have a look at the Excel SWITCH function with theever popular VLOOKUP. In this example, the SWITCH function returns a different lookup table for each value in the list. =VLOOKUP(C2,SWITCH(B2,"red",$F$2:$G$6,"Green",$F$9:$G$13,"Yello...
=SWITCH(A1, "3", "flower", "2", "leaf", "unknown") In this example, if the value in A1 is ‘3’, it will return ‘flower’, while if it is ‘2’, it will return ‘leaf’. If the value does not match any of the conditions, the SWITCH function will return ‘unknown’. Yo...
SWITCH Function Example We can use SWITCH to return the State details, in column B, for the Cities in column A of this table: I’ve wrapped eachvalueandresultargument onto separate rows in the formula bar in the image above. Here is the formula again without wrapping: ...
The same can be seen in the following example with the rating system where the Excel SWITCH function looks more compact. Let's see how SWITCH works in combination with other functions. Suppose, we have a number of dates and want to see at a glance if they refer to today, tomorrow, or...
The SWITCH function below looks up the value in cell B3. Explanation: if the value is 1, the SWITCH function returns "Bad". If the value is 2, the SWITCH function returns "Good". If the value is 3, the SWITCH function returns "Excellent". The last argument (a dash in this example...
How to use the SWITCH function for Excel SWITCH allows you to match a series of values and output a value based on that match this replaces basic nested IF statements in Excel This tutorial covers the ...
First, the SWITCH Function in Excel Let’s say you want to return a hex value based on a color. In the example below, you can think of this as returning the color code associated with the color name. Next, Using Nested IF Functions Instead ...