Syntax
=VALUETOTEXT(value, [format])Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
value | Required | The value to convert |
format | Optional | 0 concise (default) or 1 strict |
How to use VALUETOTEXT
VALUETOTEXT takes 1 required argument and 1 optional argument. Type =VALUETOTEXT( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=VALUETOTEXT(123)Result =VALUETOTEXT("Hello", 1)Result =VALUETOTEXT(TRUE)Result Related text functions
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- TO_PERCENTReturns a number as a percentage value (the number itself; other values are returned unchanged).
- TO_PURE_NUMBERReturns a value as a plain number without date, percent or currency meaning; numeric text is converted.
- TO_TEXTConverts a value to text.
- TRIMRemoves spaces from the start and end of text and turns runs of spaces inside it into single spaces.
- UNICHARReturns the Unicode character for a code number.
- UNICODEReturns the Unicode code point of the first character of a text.
- UPPERConverts text to uppercase.
- VALUEConverts text that looks like a number, date, time, percentage or currency into a number.