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# CHOOSECOLS

Returns the specified columns from an array.

Enter the formula as an array formula. Hint: enter formula using keys Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

### Syntax

=CHOOSECOLS(Array; Column_1 [; Column_2 [; Column_3 [; ...]]])

Array: The array containing the columns to be returned in a new array.

Column_1: The index of the first column to be returned. A negative value chooses from the end of the array.

Column_2; Column_3; ...: (optional) The list of other column indexes to be returned. A negative value chooses from the end of the array.

Any of the optional arguments can be omitted. An optional argument requires all preceding separators to be present.

### Examples

Consider the array A1:E3 below:

| A | B | C | D | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | AAA | BBB | CCC | DDD | EEE
2 | FFF |  |  | III | JJJ
3 | KKK | LLL | MMM | NNN | OOO

The formula {=CHOOSECOLS(A1:E3;2;4;5)} returns the array below with columns 2,4 and 5 chosen.

BBB | DDD | EEE
| III | JJJ
LLL | NNN | OOO

The formula =CHOOSECOLS(A1:E3;1;-1) returns the array below with column 1 and column 5 chosen, note that column 5 is chosen from the end of the array.

AAA | EEE
FFF | JJJ
KKK | OOO

Use the function CHOOSECOLS to reorder the columns of an array. You can also replicate columns by repeating the column index.

#### Technical information

This function is available since LibreOfficeDev 25.8.

This function is NOT part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard. The name space is

COM.MICROSOFT.CHOOSECOLS

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