SCAN

scans array with lambda keeping intermediates · from excel · excel: verified match · sheets: verified match

signature

SCAN(initial_value, array, lambda)

returns: array

argumentrequired
initial_value required
array required
lambda required

examples

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

A
1 10
2 20
3 30
fx =SCAN(0, A1:A3, LAMBDA(acc, v, acc + v)) 10

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

errorproduced by
#ERROR! =SCAN(A2:A3)

related

  • ARRAY_CONSTRAIN truncates a range to at most the given rows and columns
  • ARRAYFORMULA evaluates an expression across a range (this engine already spills, so it is a pass-through for sheets compatibility)
  • ARRAYTOTEXT converts array to text representation
  • BYCOL applies lambda to each column of array
  • BYROW applies lambda to each row of array
  • CHOOSECOLS returns the specified columns from an array