Rational
Lookup a row or column of a table.
Description
The Excel LOOKUP function search in single row or column (lookup_vector) for a given value (lookup_value) and return value from same position or, next row or column [result_vector].
Syntax
=LOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_vector, [result_vector])
Parameters
lookup_value – value to find.
lookup_vector – a single row or column containing the lookup_value. The value must be in ascending order.
result_vector [optional] – thecorresponding value of lookup_vectorfrom a single row or column range.
Return Value
Corresponding value
Key Notes
- The LOOKUP function may return an erroneous result if the first column of data is not arranged in ascending order.
- The LOOKUP can be convenient function as it does not require lookup_vector and result_vector to be in the same table (unlike VLOOKUP).
- The area of lookup_vector data must be identical to result_vector data.
- LOOKUP function is not case sensitive.
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