Returns the specified columns from an array.
Syntax
=CHOOSECOLS(array,col_num1,[col_num2],…)
The CHOOSECOLS function syntax has the following arguments:
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array The array containing the columns to be returned in the new array. Required.
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col_num1 The first column to be returned. Required.
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col_num2 Additional columns to be returned. Optional.
Errors
Excel returns a #VALUE error if the absolute value of any of the col_num arguments is zero or exceeds the number of columns in the array.
Examples
Copy the example data in the following table and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.
Returns an array of columns 1, 3, 5, and 1 again from the array in the range A2:E7.
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=CHOOSECOLS(A2:E7,1,3,5,1) |
Returns an array of the last two columns from the array in the range A2:D7 in the order of column three and then column four.
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=CHOOSECOLS(A2:D7,3,4) |
Returns an array of the last two columns from the array in the range A2:D7 in the order of column four and then column three.
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=CHOOSECOLS(A2:D7,-1,-2) |