COLUMNS

COLUMNS(array)

Returns the number of columns in a cell range or reference.

array

The array or array formula containing the number of columns.

REMARKS

* The "array" can be a cell reference, an array constant or a named range.
* If "array" is not a cell range or an array of values, the #VALUE! is returned.
* You can use the ADDRESS function to return the cell reference given a row and column number.
* You can use the COLUMN function to return the column number of a cell reference.
* You can use the ROW function to return the row number of a cell reference.
* You can use the ROWS function to return the number of rows in a cell range or reference.
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com
* For the Google documentation refer to support.google.com

	A	B	C
1	=COLUMNS(B1:B2) = 1	10	20
2	=COLUMNS(B1:C2) = 2	20	10
3	=COLUMNS({1, 2, 3;4, 5, 6}) = 3
4	=COLUMNS({1, 2, "some text"}) = 3
5	=COLUMNS("some text") = 1

1 - How many columns are there in the range "B1:B2".
2 - How many columns are there in the range "B1:C2".
3 - How many columns are there in the array {1,2,3 ; 4,5,6}.
4 - How many columns are there in the array {1,2,"some text"}.
5 - How many columns are there in a text string.