Compare ISREF vs INDIRECT

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Compare ISREF vs INDIRECT side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Information

=ISREF()

Syntax

Lookup & Reference

=INDIRECT()

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Syntax

Category

Information information

Lookup & Reference lookup-reference

Popularity

6 / 100

55 / 100

Views

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Output

Logical

Reference

Version

All versions

All versions

Volatile

No

Yes

Dynamic Array

No

No

Description

Checks whether a value is a valid reference to a cell or range or not

Returns the reference specified by a text string. References are immediately evaluated to display their contents. Use INDIRECT when you want to change the reference to a cell within a formula without changing the formula itself.

Syntax

=ISREF(value)

=INDIRECT(ref_text, [a1])

Arguments

1 Arguments

value

2 Arguments

ref_text a1 (Optional)

Examples

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Tips

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★ Recommendation — Winner: =INDIRECT()

=INDIRECT() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =INDIRECT()