TOROW function

This function transforms an array or range of cells into a single row. TOROW can scan values:

• By column, top to bottom
• By row, left to right

The scan_by_column argument is a boolean value that controls how TOROW reads values from the source array.

Sample Usage

TOROW(A1:C3): A TOROW function that keeps all values and scans by row.

TOROW(A1:C3, 1, TRUE): A TOROW function that ignores blanks and scans by column.

Syntax

TOROW(array_or_range, [ignore], [scan_by_column])

• array_or_range: The array or range of cells to return as a row.
• [ignore]: By default, no values are ignored. Specify one of these values:
  • 0: Keep all values
  • 1: Ignore blanks
  • 2: Ignore errors
  • 3: Ignore blanks and errors
• [scan_by_column]: The boolean value of scan_by_column determines how the array is scanned. By default, the TOROW function scans the array by row.
  • True: scans the array by column
  • False: scans the array by row

Examples

Use simple data transformation operation with TOROW

Example data:

	A	B	C
1	Ben	Peter	Mary
2	John	Hillary	Jenny
3	Agnes	Harry	Felicity

Example: Input this formula in E1: =TOROW(A1:C3)

Result:

	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	Ben	Peter	Mary	John	Hillary	Jenny	Agnes	Harry	Felicity

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Ignore blanks with TOROW

Example data:

	A	B	C
1	Ben	Peter	Mary
2	John		Jenny
3	Agnes	Harry	Felicity

Example: Input this formula in E1: =TOROW(A1:C3, 1)

Result:

	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
1	Ben	Peter	Mary	John	Jenny	Agnes	Harry	Felicity

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Scan by column with TOROW

Example data:

	A	B	C
1	Ben	Peter	Mary
2	John	Hillary	Jenny
3	Agnes	Harry	Felicity

Example: Input this formula in E1: =TOROW(A1:C3, 0, TRUE)

Result:

	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	Ben	John	Agnes	Peter	Hillary	Harry	Mary	Jenny	Felicity

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Related functions

• TOCOL function: This function transforms an array or range of cells into a single column.