returns formula as a text string · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

signature

FORMULATEXT(reference)

returns: text

argument	required
reference	required

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

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