Compare ROWS vs INDEX

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Feature
Lookup & Reference
=ROWS()
Syntax
Lookup & Reference
=INDEX()
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Syntax
Category
Lookup & Reference lookup-reference
Lookup & Reference lookup-reference
Popularity
40 / 100
95 / 100
Views
◉ 36 views
◉ 44 views
Output
Number
Mixed
Version
All versions
All versions
Volatile
No
No
Dynamic Array
No
No
Description
Returns the number of rows in a reference or array.
Returns the value of an element in a table or an array, selected by the row and column number indexes. Use the array form if the first argument to INDEX is an array constant. Returns the reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column. If the reference is made up of non-adjacent selections, you can pick the selection to look in.
Syntax
=ROWS(array)
=INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])
Arguments
1 Arguments
array
5 Arguments
array row_num column_num reference area_num (Optional)
Examples
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Tips
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★ Recommendation — Winner: =INDEX()

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

Winner: =INDEX()