Text Functions

• Jan 11, 2021
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This document describes text functions supported by the WinForms Spreadsheet control.

Name	Description	Syntax
BAHTTEXT	Converts a number to Thai text and appends “Baht” to the end of the text.	BAHTTEXT(number)
CHAR	Returns the character specified by a number within the character set used by your system.	CHAR(number) A number must be between 1 and 255.
CLEAN	Removes all non-printable characters from text.	CLEAN(text) The CLEAN function was designed to remove the first 32 nonprinting characters in the 7-bit ASCII code (values 0 through 31) from text. In the Unicode character set, there are additional nonprinting characters (values 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, and 157).
CODE	Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string.	CODE(text)
CONCAT	Combines text from multiple ranges and/or strings without a delimiter.	CONCAT(text1, [text2],…)
CONCATENATE	Joins two or more text strings into one string.	CONCATENATE(text1, [text2], …)
DOLLAR	Converts a number to text using currency format, with the decimals rounded to the specified number of places.	DOLLAR(number, [decimals])
EXACT	Determines whether two strings are exactly the same.	EXACT(text1, text2)
FIND	Returns the starting position of one text string within another text string. The function is case-sensitive.	FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])
FIXED	Rounds a number to the specified number of decimals and returns the result as text with or without commas.	FIXED(number, [decimals], [no_commas])
LEFT	Returns a specified number of characters from the start of a text string.	LEFT(text, [num_chars])
LEN	Returns the number of characters in a text string.	LEN(text)
LOWER	Converts all uppercase letters in a text string to lowercase.	LOWER(text)
MID	Returns a specified number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify.	MID(text, start_num, num_chars)
NUMBERVALUE	Converts text to a number, in a locale-independent way.	NUMBERVALUE(Text, [Decimal_separator], [Group_separator])
PROPER	Converts all characters in a text string to proper case (the first letter in each word is uppercase and all other letters are lowercase).	PROPER(text)
REPLACE	Replaces part of a text string with another string starting from a specified position.	REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)
REPT	Repeats text a given number of times.	REPT(text, number_times)
RIGHT	Returns a specified number of characters from the end of a text string.	RIGHT(text,[num_chars])
SEARCH	Returns the position of a character or text string within a specified text string. This function is not case-sensitive.	SEARCH(find_text,within_text,[start_num])
SUBSTITUTE	Substitutes new text for old text in a text string.	SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])
T	Returns the text referred to by value. If value does not refer to text, T returns “” (empty text).	T(value)
TEXT	Converts a value to text in a specific number format.	TEXT(value, format_text)
TEXTJOIN	Combines text strings using a specified delimiter.	TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, [text2], …)
TRIM	Removes all spaces from text except for single spaces between words.	TRIM(text)
UNICODE	Returns the number (code point) corresponding to the first character of text.	UNICODE(text)
UPPER	Converts text to uppercase.	UPPER(text)
VALUE	Converts a text string that represents a number to a number.	VALUE(text)