Search for all values that repeat themselves in the next row

[thusarix]

I want to return all values from one row that repeat themselves in the next row

[ImranBhatti]

In B4 enter this formula and copy across

=IFERROR(IF(IFERROR(MATCH(B2,$B$3:$K$3,0),""),B2),"")

[thusarix]

Thank you very much

[Glenn Kennedy]

Or, if you want to return them in a row, without the gaps, use an array formula in B6:

=IFERROR(INDEX(2:2,SMALL(IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH($B$2:$K$2,$B$3:$K$3,0)),COLUMN($B$2:$K$2)),COLUMNS($B6:B6))),"")



Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER.

You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...

[thusarix]

Thank you Glenn, that is even better since i want to search the resulted values even further in the next rows, 15 rows to be precise.I just have to figure out how your formula works.

[Glenn Kennedy]

So.. you want the values in row 1 that exist anywhere i the remaining rows to be returned? yes? No? Do you want the returned in a row, or in a column?

[thusarix]

I want to searh values from row 2 in row 3, then i want to search the resulted values in row 4, and the resulted values from the last search in row 5 and so on.The results in a row

[Glenn Kennedy]

Can you post a sample sheet, showing some manually calculated results?

[thusarix]

Here i used ImranBhatti's formula

[ImranBhatti]

Do you mean this way

=IFERROR(IF(IFERROR(MATCH(A2,$A3:$J3,0),""),A2),"")

You may replicate Glen's solution in similar fashion

[Glenn Kennedy]

I read the requirement slightly differently. Row 1 against Row 2. Answer against Row 3, next answer against row 4, etc...

[thusarix]

No Glenn, you read it right, that is exactly what i wanted, thank you.
And thank you ImranBhatti as well.

[Glenn Kennedy]

You're welcome.

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[ImranBhatti]

You are welcome thusarix.
Glad we could help you.

[thusarix]

You're welcome.

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did both of those way before you wrote this

[Glenn Kennedy]

OK. Cheers.

[ImranBhatti]

And thanks for the rep as well