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ERROR.TYPE function

PRO BASIC

The ERROR.TYPE function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a useful tool for identifying the type of error in a cell. This function operates by returning a specific number that corresponds to the error value found in a cell. For instance, if a cell contains a #DIV/0! error, the ERROR.TYPE function would return a value of "2". This function is handy for troubleshooting and managing errors in your spreadsheet data.

Documentation

The ERROR.TYPE function returns a number that corresponds to the error value in a cell.

Category

Information

Syntax

ERROR.TYPE(error_val)

Parameter Description
error_val The cell containing the error value for which to return the corresponding number.

Behavior

The ERROR.TYPE function is used to identify the type of error in a cell. The function takes the reference of a cell as an argument and returns a numerical value corresponding to the type of error. If there is no error, the function returns the #N/A error, which means 'value not available to a function or formula.'

The function handles different types of data as follows:

  • Empty cells: If the referenced cell is empty, the ERROR.TYPE function returns #N/A.
  • Text: If the referenced cell contains text, the function returns #N/A.
  • Booleans: If the referenced cell contains a boolean value (TRUE/FALSE), the function returns #N/A.
  • Errors: If the referenced cell contains an error, the function returns a numerical value corresponding to the type of error.
  • Numbers: If the referenced cell contains a number, the function returns #N/A.

Common Errors

Error Name Description
#NULL! Error 1 Intersection of two cell ranges is empty.
#DIV/0! Error 2 Division by zero.
#VALUE! Error 3 Incorrect data type is used in a function or formula.
#REF! Error 4 Invalid cell reference.
#NAME? Error 5 Spreadsheet does not recognize text in a formula.
#NUM! Error 6 Invalid use of a number in a formula or function.
#N/A Error 7 Value is not available to a function or formula.

Best Practices

  • Always double-check the cell reference given as argument to the ERROR.TYPE function to ensure it is correct.
  • Use the ERROR.TYPE function in combination with the IFERROR function to handle errors effectively in your spreadsheet.
  • Remember that ERROR.TYPE function only works with cell references. It cannot be used with arrays or array formulas.
  • Understand what each error type means to effectively troubleshoot and fix issues in your spreadsheet.

Usage

A few examples using the ERROR.TYPE function.

// Identify error in a direct error value
ERROR.TYPE(#N/A) // Returns 7

// Identify error from a formula division
ERROR.TYPE(1/0) // Returns 2

// Identify error from a referenced cell
ERROR.TYPE(A2) // Returns corresponding number if A2 contains an error```

### Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

```html
<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Price",
        "Error Check"
    ],
    [
        "Widget A",
        25.5,
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget B",
        "#VALUE!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget C",
        "#N/A",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget D",
        "#DIV/0!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B5)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>
import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Price",
        "Error Check"
    ],
    [
        "Widget A",
        25.5,
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget B",
        "#VALUE!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget C",
        "#N/A",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget D",
        "#DIV/0!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B5)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}
<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Product",
        "Price",
        "Error Check"
    ],
    [
        "Widget A",
        25.5,
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget B",
        "#VALUE!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget C",
        "#N/A",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget D",
        "#DIV/0!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B5)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>
import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Product",
        "Price",
        "Error Check"
    ],
    [
        "Widget A",
        25.5,
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B2)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget B",
        "#VALUE!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B3)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget C",
        "#N/A",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Widget D",
        "#DIV/0!",
        "=ERROR.TYPE(B5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}