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ISTEXT

Syntax:

ISTEXT ( value )

Description: Determines if value contains text or refers to a cell containing text.

Arguments:

Name

Type

Description

value

any

The value to be tested. No conversion shall take place on an argument passed to this function.

 

Return Type and Value: logical – TRUE if value contains text or refers to a cell containing text; otherwise, FALSE.

[Example:

ISTEXT("ABC") results in TRUE
ISTEXT(A10) results in FALSE, when A10 contains 123
ISTEXT({1,"ABC"}) results in FALSE
ISTEXT({"ABC",1}) results in TRUE

end example]