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Advanced Excel Statistical - RIGHT Function
Description
The RIGHT function returns the last character or characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify.
RIGHTB returns the last character or characters in a text string, based on the number of bytes you specify.
RIGHT is intended for use with languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), whereas RIGHTB is intended for use with languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS). The default language setting on your computer affects the return value as follows −
RIGHT always counts each character, whether single-byte or double-byte, as 1, no matter what the default language setting is.
RIGHTB counts each double-byte character as 2 when you have enabled the editing of a language that supports DBCS and then set it as the default language. Otherwise, RIGHTB counts each character as 1.
The languages that support DBCS include Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean.
Syntax
RIGHT (text, [num_chars]) RIGHTB (text, [num_bytes])
Arguments
| Argument | Description | Required/ Optional |
|---|---|---|
| Text | The text string containing the characters you want to extract. | Required |
| Num_chars | Specifies the number of characters you want RIGHT to extract. | Optional |
| Num_bytes | Specifies the number of characters you want RIGHTB to extract, based on bytes. | Optional |
Notes
Num_chars must be greater than or equal to zero.
If num_chars is greater than the length of text, RIGHT returns all of text.
If num_chars is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.
If num_chars is < 0, RIGHT returns #VALUE! Error.
Applicability
Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016
Example
