How to add a search bar with contains substring in Google Sheet - Excel Tips and Tricks

Learn how to add a search bar with contains substring in Google sheet. We will also answer, how do you check if a string contains a substring in Google sheet and how do I sum a cell contains a substring in Google sheet. We'll also be addressing if there a contain function in Google sheet? And finally, how do I find cells containing string in Google Sheets?

Is there a contains function in Google Sheets?
Yes in a round about ways. You will have to use this formula.
=IF(REGEXMATCH(A1, "rabi"), 1, 0)
Returns 1 if cell A1 contains substring "rabi"

Look these are the steps outlined on the video.

Here's how you can create a search tool in Google Sheet, similar to this.

Regular Search Bar
1) Highlight data set
2) Format ~ Conditional Formatting
3) Custom formula is
4) =$A4=$B$1
5) Done

Partial Match Search Bar
1) Highlight data set
2) Format ~ Conditional Formatting
3) Custom formula is
4) =IF(AND(REGEXMATCH($A4, $B$1),NOT(ISBLANK($B$1))), 1, 0)
5) Done

Let's break down the formula shown below
=IF(AND(REGEXMATCH($A4, $B$1),NOT(ISBLANK($B$1))), 1, 0)

- REGEXMATCH($A4, $B$1) checks if the value in cell A4 matches the regular expression pattern in cell B1. It returns TRUE if there's a match and FALSE otherwise.
- ISBLANK($B$1) checks if cell B1 is empty. It returns TRUE if the cell is empty and FALSE if it contains any value.
- NOT(ISBLANK($B$1)) negates the result of ISBLANK($B$1). It returns TRUE if cell B1 is not empty and FALSE if it's empty.
- AND(REGEXMATCH($A4, $B$1), NOT(ISBLANK($B$1))) checks if both conditions are true using the logical AND operator. It returns TRUE if both conditions are true and FALSE otherwise.
- Finally, the IF function evaluates the result of the AND function. If the result is TRUE, it returns 1; otherwise, it returns 0.


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