How to Use ERROR.TYPE in Google Sheets in 2020?

ERROR.TYPEReturns a number corresponding to the error value in a different cell.

Sample Usage

ERROR.TYPE(A3)

ERROR.TYPE(NA())

Syntax

ERROR.TYPE(reference)

reference – The cell to find the error number for – you can also provide the error value directly.

Notes

ERROR.TYPE will return the following numbers for the corresponding error values:

1 for #NULL!
2 for #DIV/0!
3 for #VALUE!
4 for #REF!
5 for #NAME?
6 for #NUM!
7 for #N/A
8 for all other errors

See Also

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

ISERROR: Checks whether a value is an error.

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

Examples