compares two texts and returns -1, 0, or 1 · a deepcalc original · no excel equivalent · no sheets equivalent

signature

TEXTCOMPARE(text1, text2, [case_sensitive])

returns: text

argument	required
text1	required
text2	required
case_sensitive	optional

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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