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<tt>'''OR'''</tt> tests every value (as an argument, or in a each referenced cell), and returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt> if any of them are <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. Any '''non-zero number''' is considered to be <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. Any '''text''' cells in ranges are ignored. | <tt>'''OR'''</tt> tests every value (as an argument, or in a each referenced cell), and returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt> if any of them are <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. Any '''non-zero number''' is considered to be <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. Any '''text''' cells in ranges are ignored. | ||
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<tt>'''OR(1>2; A5:B8; C2)'''</tt> | <tt>'''OR(1>2; A5:B8; C2)'''</tt> | ||
: returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>, because cell C2 is <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. | : returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>, because cell C2 is <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>. | ||
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'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Logical functions|Logical functions]]''' | '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Logical functions|Logical functions]]''' | ||
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=== Issues: === | === Issues: === | ||
* Entering <tt>'''=OR(TRUE; FALSE)'''</tt> in a cell correctly returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>, but the display in the formula bar is <tt>'''=OR(1; 0)'''</tt>. See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=84266 Issue 84266]. | * Entering <tt>'''=OR(TRUE; FALSE)'''</tt> in a cell correctly returns <tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>, but the display in the formula bar is <tt>'''=OR(1; 0)'''</tt>. See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=84266 Issue 84266]. | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 25 January 2008
OR
Returns TRUE if any of the arguments are considered TRUE, and FALSE otherwise.
Syntax:
OR(argument1; argument2 ...argument30)
argument1 to argument30 are up to 30 arguments, each of which may be a logical result or value, or a reference to a cell or range.
OR tests every value (as an argument, or in a each referenced cell), and returns TRUE if any of them are TRUE. Any non-zero number is considered to be TRUE. Any text cells in ranges are ignored.
Example:
OR(TRUE; FALSE)
- returns TRUE.
OR(0; 5)
- returns TRUE, because 5 is considered TRUE.
If cells A5:B8 all contain FALSE, and cell C2 contains =TRUE():
OR(1>2; A5:B8; C2)
- returns TRUE, because cell C2 is TRUE.
See also:
Issues:
- Entering =OR(TRUE; FALSE) in a cell correctly returns TRUE, but the display in the formula bar is =OR(1; 0). See Issue 84266.
