ISNONTEXT

Checks whether a value is non-textual.

Sample usage

ISNONTEXT(A2)

ISNONTEXT('cat')

Syntax

ISNONTEXT(value)

• value – The text to be checked.

  • ISNONTEXT returns FALSE if this is a text value or a reference to a cell containing a text value and TRUE otherwise.

  • When value is a reference to an empty cell, ISNONTEXT will return TRUE.

  • When value is an empty string, ISNONTEXT will return FALSE, as the empty string is considered text.

Notes

• Nonprinting characters and whitespace count as text, so when ISNONTEXT is called on a cell containing such characters, the function will return FALSE even though the cell appears empty.

• Numbers input as text, e.g. '1234', count as text and will cause ISNONTEXT to return FALSE.

• ISNONTEXT(value) is the logical equivalent of NOT(ISTEXT(value))

• This function is most often used in conjunction with IF in conditional statements.

See also

ISTEXT: Checks whether a value is text.

ISREF: Checks whether a value is a valid cell reference.

ISODD: Checks whether the provided value is odd.

ISNUMBER: Checks whether a value is a number.

ISNA: Checks whether a value is the error '#N/A'.

ISLOGICAL: Checks whether a value is 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.

ISEVEN: Checks whether the provided value is even.

ISERROR: Checks whether a value is an error.

ISERR: Checks whether a value is an error other than '#N/A'.

ISBLANK: Checks whether the referenced cell is empty.

IF: Returns one value if a logical expression is 'TRUE' and another if it is 'FALSE'.

Examples