Spread Formula Reference
SEARCH

This function finds one text string in another text string and returns the index of the starting position of the found text.

Syntax

SEARCH(string1,string2)

Arguments

The first argument is a string or cell reference of the text you are searching for and the second argument is a string, cell reference, or cell range of what you want to search.

Data Types

Accepts cell reference or string. Returns numeric data.

Examples

SEARCH(A2,A4:A9)

Version Available

This function is available in product version 5.0 or later.

See Also

FIND | CONCATENATE | Text Functions

 

 


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