VLOOKUP
looks up value in first column of range and returns value from specified column
signature
VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
returns: any
| argument | required |
|---|---|
| lookup_value | required |
| table_array | required |
| col_index_num | required |
| range_lookup | optional |
examples
formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.
| C | D | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | alpha | 2026-01-15 |
| 2 | beta | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | gamma | 2026-12-01 |
| 4 | delta | |
| 5 | epsilon |
fx
=VLOOKUP("beta", C1:D5, 2, FALSE) 46112 related
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- AREAS returns the number of areas in a reference
- HLOOKUP searches first row and returns matching value
- INDEX returns value at row and column in range
- INDIRECT returns reference specified by text string
- LOOKUP looks up value in one-row or one-column range