Explanation
The XMATCH function offers new features not available with the MATCH function. One of these is the ability to perform a "reverse search", by setting the optional search mode argument. The default value for search mode is 1, which specifies a normal "first to last" search. In this mode, XMATCH will match the lookup value against the lookup array, beginning at the first value.
=XMATCH(F5,names,0,1) // start with first name
Setting search mode to -1 species a "last to first" search. In this mode, XMATCH will match the lookup value against the lookup array, starting with the last value, and moving toward the first:
=XMATCH(F5,names,0,-1) // start with last name
Retrieve date and amount
XMATCH returns a position. Typically, XMATCH is used with the INDEX function to return a value at that position. In the example show, we can use INDEX and XMATCH together to retrieve the date and sales for each name as follows:
=INDEX(dates,XMATCH(F5,names,0,-1)) // get date
=INDEX(sales,XMATCH(F5,names,0,-1)) // get sale
where dates (C5:C15) and sales (D5:D15) are named ranges. As before, search mode is set to -1 to force a reverse search.
For more information about using INDEX with MATCH, see How to use INDEX and MATCH.
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Nearest location with XMATCH
Related functions
XMATCH Function
The Excel XMATCH function performs a lookup and returns a position of a value in a range. It is a more robust and flexible successor to the MATCH function. XMATCH supports approximate and exact matching, reverse search, and wildcards (* ?) for partial matches. ...
INDEX Function
The Excel INDEX function returns the value at a given location in a range or array. You can use INDEX to retrieve individual values, or entire rows and columns. The MATCH function is often used together with INDEX to provide row and column numbers....
