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Excel ISFORMULA Function

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-10-08
showing the usage of ISFORMULA function

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showing the usage of ISFORMULA function

Description

The Excel ISFORMULA function tests if a cell contains formula, if so, it returns TRUE, otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

ISFORMULA(reference)

Arguments

  • Reference: Required, a reference to a cell that you want to test if it contains a formula. It can be a cell reference, a formula, or a name that refers to a cell.

Return Value

The ISFORMULA function returns a logical value TRUE or FALSE.

Version

Excel 2013 and later versions

Usage and Examples

Example: Basic Usage

To check if the cells in range C4:C8 contain formulas, you can use the ISFORMULA function as below:

Select a cell to place the checking result, and type the formula as this:

=ISFORMULA(C4)

Press Enter key, and then drag the auto fill handle down to get all results.
showing the usage of ISFORMULA function


Relative Functions:

  • Excel ISODD Function
    The ISODD function checks whether a value is an odd number. If the given value is an odd number, it returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE.

  • Excel ISEER Function
    The ISERR function returns TRUE for any error type (except #N/A) and FALSE otherwise.

  • Excel ISEVEN Function
    The Excel ISEVEN function tests if a supplied number (or numeric expression) is even, if so, it returns TRUE, otherwise, it returns FALSE.

  • Excel ISREF Function
    The ISREF function checks whether a given value is a reference. If the given value is a reference, it returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE.


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