LOGICAL · GOOGLE SHEETS

`SWITCH`
match one expression against a list of cases.

Use SWITCH to expand a short code into a label. This guide shows the exact structure, a working example and the mistakes most likely to break it.

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THE FORMULA=SWITCH(expression, case1, value1, [case2, value2, …], [default])

expressionvalue to evaluate

casepossible match

valueresult for that case

defaultoptional fallback

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LIVE PLAYGROUND=SWITCH(A2,"N","North","S","South","Other")

fx=SWITCH(A2,"N","North","S","South","Other")

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COMMON FIXES

WRONG RESULT

Check that every range starts and ends on the same rows, and that numbers are stored as numbers.

FORMULA PARSE ERROR

Check commas, quotation marks and closing parentheses. Your locale may use semicolons instead of commas.

UNEXPECTED BLANKS

Test the source cells for hidden spaces, empty strings and inconsistent data types.