Checks whether a value is an error other than '#N/A'.
Sample usage
ISERR(A2)
Syntax
ISERR(value)
-
value
– The value to be verified as an error type other than #N/A.ISERR
returns TRUE if value is any error other than #N/A, including #DIV/0!,#NAME?
,#NULL!
,#NUM!
,#VALUE!
and#REF!
. This is useful in certain applications where#N/A
may be a valid outcome, whereas the other error types always indicate a fundamental problem.
Notes
-
ISERR
returns FALSE on #N/A, unlike ISERROR, which returns TRUE on all errors. Ensure that the correct call is used. -
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.
ISNONTEXT
: Checks whether a value is non-textual.
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.
ISBLANK
: Checks whether the referenced cell is empty.
IF
: Returns one value if a logical expression is 'TRUE' and another if it is 'FALSE'.