Returns the type of value. Use TYPE when the behavior of another function depends on the type of value in a particular cell.
Syntax
TYPE(value)
Value can be any value, such as a number, text, logical value, and so on.
| If value is | TYPE returns |
|---|---|
| Number | 1 |
| Text | 2 |
| Logical value | 4 |
| Error value | 16 |
| Array | 64 |
- You cannot use TYPE to determine whether a cell contains a formula. TYPE only determines the type of the resulting, or displayed, value. If value is a cell reference to a cell that contains a formula, TYPE returns the type of the formula's resulting value.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
How?- Create a blank spreadsheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Smith | |
| Formula | Description (Result) |
| =TYPE(A2) | Checks the type of the value above (2) |
| =TYPE("Mr."&A2) | Checks the type of "Mr. Smith" (2) |
| =TYPE(2+A2) | Checks the type of the formula, which returns the error #VALUE! (16) |
| =TYPE({1,2;3,4}) | Checks the type of an array constant (64) |