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Fix: The Array Value Could Not be Found Error in Sheets
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Updated onJanuary 8, 2024
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GoogleSheetsis among the best freely availablespreadsheet appalternatives to Excel.Sheetsincludes a SUBSTITUTE formula that enables you to replace a specific letter (or text string) in onecellwith a word.
Thecellthat includes the SUBSTITUTE formula can display the replaced text for onecell.
However, the SUBSTITUTE formula can’t display replaced text output for a range of cells. If you include acellrange within it, the formula’scellwill display anArray value could not be founderror message as shown in the snapshot directly below.
If you’re wondering how to fix thaterrorso that SUBSTITUTE can be applied to a range of cells, check out the resolutions below.
How can I fix the array value error for SUBSTITUTE?
1. Turn the SUBSTITUTE formula into an array formula
To fix theArray value could not be founderror, you need to incorporate SUBSTITUTE within an array formula. An array formula is one that can return multiple output for a range of cells.
Thus, users who need to replace text in range of cells and then display the output in another range need to utilize an array formula.
So, what you need to do is add ARRAYFORMULA to the beginning of the SUBSTITUTE formula. To do that, select thecellthat includes the SUBSTITUTE formula.
In addition to optimizing your SUBSTITUTE formulas with ARRAYFORMULA, it’s also important to understand other array methods in JavaScript. Learn more abouttroubleshooting issues with Array.prototype.map() and arrow functionsto enhance your JavaScript coding skills.
You must click in the formula bar, enterARRAYFORMULAjust after the equals (=) sign as shown in the snapshot directly below.
Then your SUBSTITUTE formula will display replaced text output for a range of cells instead of an arrayerror.
In the example shown in the snapshot directly below, the formula replaces Y in three column cells with Yes and displays the output across three other cells below them.
2. Enter the REGEXMATCH formula instead
Alternatively, you could combine REGEXMATCH with an array formula for the same output.
3. Enter the REGEXREPLACE formula
So, that’s how you can fix theArray value could not be founderrorinGoogle Sheets. The overall resolution is to combine SUBSTITUTE, REGEXREPLACE, or REGEXMATCH with array formulas so that they display replaced (or substituted) text output across a range of cells.
Let us know if you found this tutorial to be useful by leaving us a message in the comments section below.
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