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    Yes/no Expression In Appy Pie App Sheet Feature

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    Priya Gautam

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    Published on Feb 20 2020 | Last updated on Feb 20 2020

    Yes / No Expression :

    TRUE/FALSE
     
    A result that is either TRUE (Yes) or FALSE (No) is produced by TRUE/FALSE function.
     
    Syntax
     
    YESNO('TRUE')
     
    Example                   
     
    YESNO(‘FALSE’): FALSE
     
    YESNO(‘TRUE’): TRUE

    YESNO(2) : FALSE


    EQUAL
     
    The EQUAL  function returns TRUE if two specified numbers are equal and returns FALSE if the numbers are not equal.

    Syntax

    EQUAL([value_1],[value_2])  
     
    Example
     
    EQUAL([2], [2]) = TRUE
     
    EQUAL([2], [3]) = FALSE
     
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    NOTEQUAL

    The NOTEQUAL  function returns TRUE if two specified numbers are not equal and returns FALSE if two numbers are equal.

    Syntax

    NOTEQUAL([value_1],[value_2])  

    Example

    NOTEQUAL([2], [2]) = FALSE
    NOTEQUAL([2], [3]) = TRUE

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    GREATERTHAN

    The GREATERTHAN function returns TRUE if the first number is greater than the second, and FALSE otherwise.

    Syntax

    GREATERTHAN([value_1],[value_2])
     
    Example
     
    GREATERTHAN([4], [2]) = TRUE

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    LESSTHAN
     
    The LESSTHAN function returns TRUE if the first number is less than the second, and FALSE otherwise.

    Syntax
     
    LESSTHAN([value_1],[value_2])
     
    Example
     
    LESSTHAN([4], [2]) = FALSE
     
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    GREATERTHANEQUAL

    The GREATERTHANEQUAL function returns TRUE if the first number is greater than or equal to the second number, and FALSE otherwise.

    Syntax

    GREATERTHANEQUAL([value_1],[value_2])

    Example

    GREATERTHANEQUAL([4], [2]) = TRUE
    GREATERTHANEQUAL([4], [4]) = TRUE


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    LESSTHANEQUAL

    The LESSTHANEQUAL function returns TRUE if the first number is less than or equal to the second number, and FALSE otherwise.

    Syntax

    LESSTHANEQUAL([value_1],[value_2])

    Example

    LESSTHANEQUAL([1], [2]) = TRUE

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    NOT

    If the specified condition is true, the NOT function returns FALSE and if the specified condition is false, the NOT function returns TRUE.

    Syntax
     

    NOT({cond_1})

    Example
     
    NOT(EQUAL(8,8)) = FALSE
     
    NOT(TRUE) : FALSE
     
    NOT(FALSE) : TRUE
     
    NOT(ISBLANK([Summary])) : TRUE if the Summary column value is not blank.
     
    NOT(WEEKDAY(TODAY()) = "Friday") : TRUE if today's weekday name is not Friday.
     
    NOT(IN([Month]), {"March", "May"}) : TRUE if the Month column value is not March or May.

    Arguments
     
    A (YES/NO) Condition that results in TRUE or FALSE.
     
    Return Value
     
    Yes/No: The inverse of condition that is if the condition is TRUE, the function will return FALSE and if the condition is FALSE, it will return TRUE.
     
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    ISBLANK

    If the value or referenced cell is blank, the ISBLANK function returns TRUE, and if the value or referenced cell is not blank, it returns FALSE.

    Syntax
     
    ISBLANK([column])
     
    Example
     
    ISBLANK([ ]) = TRUE
     
    ISBLANK("") : TRUE
     
    NOT(ISBLANK("")) : FALSE
     
    ISBLANK(0) : FALSE
     
    ISBLANK(LIST()) : TRUE.
     
    ISBLANK(LIST("Red", "Yellow", "Black")) : TRUE if List has no value, FALSE otherwise.
    ISBLANK([Location]) : TRUE if the Address column has no value, FALSE otherwise.
     
    Arguments

    • Any singular value of any type
    •  List of any type.

     Return Value

    Yes/No: The function returns TRUE if this has no value, and FALSE otherwise. A list that is empty has no value.
     
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    ISNOTBLANK

    If the value or referenced cell is not blank, the ISNOTBLANK function returns TRUE, and if the value or referenced cell is blank, it returns FALSE.  

    Syntax

    ISNOTBLANK([column])

    Example

    ISNOTBLANK([4]) : TRUE
     
    ISNOTBLANK("") : FALSE
     
    NOT(ISNOTBLANK("")) : TRUE
     
    ISNOTBLANK("Hello!") : TRUE
     
    ISNOTBLANK(0) : TRUE
     
    ISNOTBLANK(LIST()) : FALSE.
     
    ISNOTBLANK(LIST("Red", "Yellow", "Black")) : TRUE if List has a value, FALSE Otherwise
     
    ISNOTBLANK([Location]) : TRUE if the Address column has a value, FALSE if the column has no value.

    Arguments

    • Any singular value of any type
    • List of any type.

     Return Value

    Yes/No: This function returns TRUE if this has a value, and FALSE otherwise. A list that is empty has no value.


    IN

    This function returns TRUE if the search target matches a minimum of one item in the search list, and FALSE otherwise.

    Syntax
     
    IN([Summary], LIST([value1], [value2]))
     
    Examples
     
    IN("a", {"a", "b", "c"}) : TRUE
     
    IN("bc", {"a", "b", "c"}) : FALSE
     
    IN("d", {"a", "b", "c"}) : FALSE
     
    IN("Red", {"I'm bored!"}) : FALSE
     
    IN(".com", LIST([Email])): It is the value of the Email column exactly .com and nothing else.
     
    Arguments

    • Summary: This denotes the value to be determined and this value's type must be compatible with that of the items of the search list.
    • List (EnumList or List of any type): A list of items where the search is to be carried out while ensuring that the type of items is compatible with that of the search target.

     Return Value

    Yes/No : The function returns TRUE if the search target matches a minimum of one item in the search list and FALSE otherwise.  
    Note:The match is case-insensitive, that is the upper- and lower-case letters are equivalent.


    CONTAINS
     
    This function returns TRUE if the fragment is found in the search value and False otherwise.
     
    Syntax

    CONTAINS(Fragment,Value)   

    Examples

    CONTAINS("abc", "a") : TRUE
     
    CONTAINS("abc", "bc") : TRUE
     
    CONTAINS("abc", "d") : FALSE
     
    CONTAINS("I love my country!", "try")  : TRUE
     
    CONTAINS([Location], "PO Box"): Does the Location indicate a post office box?
     
    CONTAINS([Email], "@"): Does the Email contain at least one at sign (@)?

    Return Value

    Yes/No : This function returns TRUE if the fragment is found in the search value and False otherwise.
    Note:The match is case-insensitive, that is the upper- and lower-case letters are equivalent.


    AND
     
    If all of the provided conditions are logically true, the AND function returns TRUE, and if any of the provided conditions are logically false, this function returns FALSE.
     
    Syntax
     
    AND([cond_1], [cond_2])
     
    Example

    AND(ISBLANK([Base]), ISBLANK([Num]))
     
    AND(FALSE, FALSE) : FALSE
     
    AND(TRUE, TRUE) : TRUE

    AND(FALSE, TRUE) : FALSE
     
    AND(TRUE, FALSE) : FALSE
     
    AND(ISNOTBLANK([Section]), (EQUAL([Section] , "A")) : TRUE only if the Section column value is both present and has a value A; otherwise FALSE. See also: ISNOTBLANK().
     
    AND(([Name] = "App"), (GREATERTHAN([RATING],3), [Preferred?]) : TRUE only if the row is for the company named App that has a review of 5 or higher and is a preferred; FALSE otherwise.
     
    Arguments
     
    A (Yes/No) condition that results in TRUE or FALSE. A minimum of two conditions are required.
     
    Return Value
     
    Yes/No: This function returns TRUE if every condition is TRUE, otherwise FALSE.
     
    Learn more about AND

     


    OR

    If any of the conditions is logically true, the OR function returns TRUE, and if all the conditions are logically false, this function returns FALSE.

    Syntax

    OR([cond_1], [cond_2])

    Example

    OR(ISBLANK([Base]),ISBLANK([Num])): TRUE, If any of the conditions is logically true False otherwise
     
    OR(FALSE, FALSE) : FALSE

    OR(TRUE, TRUE) : TRUE

    OR(FALSE, TRUE) : TRUE

    OR(TRUE, FALSE) : TRUE

    OR(EQUAL(Red, [Color]), EQUAL(Yellow, [Color]), EQUAL(Green, [Color])) : TRUE if the Color column value is any of Red, Yellow, or Green.

    Arguments

    A (Yes/No) condition that results in TRUE or FALSE. A minimum of two conditions are required.

    Return Value

    Yes/No: This function returns TRUE if any of the provided condition is TRUE, otherwise FALSE.

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