# ARRAYTOTEXT

array · from excel · excel: verified match · no sheets equivalent

converts array to text representation

## signature

```
ARRAYTOTEXT(array, [format])
```

returns: `text`

## arguments

- array: range: required
- format: number: optional

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=ARRAYTOTEXT(A1:C3)` | `10, 2, alpha, 20, 4, beta, 30, 6, gamma` | A1=10, A2=20, A3=30, B1=2, B2=4, B3=6, C1=alpha, C2=beta, C3=gamma |

## related

- [ARRAY_CONSTRAIN](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/array-constrain.md): truncates a range to at most the given rows and columns
- [ARRAYFORMULA](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/arrayformula.md): evaluates an expression across a range (this engine already spills, so it is a pass-through for sheets compatibility)
- [BYCOL](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/bycol.md): applies lambda to each column of array
- [BYROW](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/byrow.md): applies lambda to each row of array
- [CHOOSECOLS](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/choosecols.md): returns the specified columns from an array
- [CHOOSEROWS](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/chooserows.md): returns the specified rows from an array
- [DROP](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/drop.md): removes rows or columns from the start or end of an array
- [EXPAND](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/expand.md): pads an array to a given size with a fill value

## navigate

- [all array functions](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/array-functions.md)
- [function index](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions.md): all 602 functions
- [error values](https://deepcalc.com/docs/errors.md) · [concepts](https://deepcalc.com/docs/concepts.md) · [limits](https://deepcalc.com/docs/limits.md)
- [everything in one file](https://deepcalc.com/llms-full.txt)

source: https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/arraytotext