AKEEP

=AKEEP(a,k,d)

a
1D vertical array, for 2D arrays we can use ATEXTJOIN
k
string, chars to be kept
d
string, delimiter, ignored or null string "", no delimiter

keeps only certain chars of an array, all the others are removed and replaced with a delimiter or not

Xlambda

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AKEEP array keep, keeps only certain chars of an array, all the others are removed and replaced with a delimiter or not. calls AREMOVE
Other functions used on minisheet ASPLIT , AUNQSRT , AFILTER , AAGGREGATE
Excel Formula:
=LAMBDA(a,k,d,
    LET(x,CONCAT(AREMOVE(a,k,)),l,LEN(x),
       m,SORT(UNIQUE(UNICODE(MID(x,SEQUENCE(l),1)))),
       AREMOVE(a,CONCAT(UNICHAR(m)),d)
    )
)
LAMBDA 7.0.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJ
1sample=AKEEP(A2:A3,C3,)
2akjhda786875, %&/jnlsdj(kjbkl)cg vhjk45678keep only 77%g7
3hghg354678· %&/hghj_>Z3s54dr6fty8 6545DRFTGHJg7H%gg7%gH
4
5extract unique dates for each row in ascending order
6dfg><rd23/3/21-uy21/3/21g-·$%&23/03/21CVrt%&
705/04/21ftgy$%&02/04/21gkh-<·$%&2/4/21
8
9=AKEEP(A6:A7,T_CHARS(1,,"/"),"-")=ASPLIT(A10#,"-")=AUNQSRT(AUNQSRT(C10#,),1)
1023/3/21-21/3/21-23/03/2144278442764427821-03-2123-03-21
1105/04/21-02/04/21-2/4/2144291442884428802-04-2105-04-21
12
13sum the values found on each row
1425.465jdlk·$%DF-56.34hg$%TYT-ghdWERT"·$%%&46.5
15-18.6JHGytr&%$-JHGFuye&%$45.17JHG-JKHuytr(&$
16
17=AKEEP(A14:A15,T_CHARS(1,,"-."),"\")=ASPLIT(A18#,"\")
1825.465\-56.34\-\46.525.465-56.34-46.5
19-18.6\-\45.17\--18.6-45.17-
20=AFILTER(C18#,1,)=AAGGREGATE(C21#,5,)
21other lambdas used in the minisheet25.465-56.3446.515.625
22ASPLIT-18.645.1726.57
23AUNQSRT
24AFILTER
25AAGGREGATE
26
AKEEP post
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E1,G20,C20,A17,C17,A9,G9,C9E1=FORMULATEXT(E2)
E2:E3E2=AKEEP(A2:A3,C3,)
A10:A11A10=AKEEP(A6:A7,T_CHARS(1,,"/"),"-")
C10:E11C10=ASPLIT(A10#,"-")
G10:H11G10=AUNQSRT(AUNQSRT(C10#,),1)
A18:A19A18=AKEEP(A14:A15,T_CHARS(1,,"-."),"\")
C18:F19C18=ASPLIT(A18#,"\")
C21:E22C21=AFILTER(C18#,1,)
G21:G22G21=AAGGREGATE(C21#,5,)
Dynamic array formulas.
 
Upvote 0
New function non recursive, same functionality, same arguments, now named: ar,ka (array and keep array) arguments, can be 2D arrays, d, delimiter argument can be omitted. Calls last AREMOVE.
Keeps only certain chars of an array, all the others are removed and replaced with a delimiter or not
Other functions on mini-sheet last T_CHARS
Excel Formula:
=LAMBDA(a,ka,[d],LET(k,TEXTJOIN("",,ka),x,TEXTJOIN("",,AREMOVE(a,k)),y,AREMOVE(a,x,d),IFERROR(--y,y)))
LAMBDA 1.1.2.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
1keeping bunch of charskeeping bunch of chars, other chars,
2no delimiter replacement, d,omittedreplaced with a string delimiter
3sample arraysample array
4abCD123xyXY456Note: function consistent withxy23abcd43FG52ghjt32XY
5efEF567ghGH890numbers, whenever the case54ATdfDFat9128VBNvbn13
6keep digitscheck
7=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(1))=ISNUMBER(A8#)keep numbers
8123456TRUETRUEd,"|"
9567890TRUETRUE=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(1),"|")
10keep lower letters23|4352|32
11=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,-1))keep letters54|9128|13
12abxy=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,2))any "bunch" of char not kept, is replaced only with one delimiter
13efghabCDxyXY
14keep capital lettersefEFghGHkeep letters
15=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,1))d,"-|-"
16CDXY=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,2),"-|-")
17EFGHxy-|-abcd-|-FGghjt-|-XY
18other functionsATdfDFatVBNvbn
19ka,keep array as arraylast T_CHARSkeep lower letterskeep upper letters
20=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,-1),"-|-")=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,1),"-|-")
21ka,arrayxy-|-abcdghjtFGXY
22AG=AKEEP(A4:B5,A22:B28)df-|-atvbnAT-|-DFVBN
23BHCD123xyXYany "bunch" of char removed, is replaced only with the string delimiter
24CXEFGH890
25DY
26Ex
27Fy
28123890
29
new AKEEP post 1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A7,D7,D22,H20,K20,H16,A15,D12,A11,H9A7=FORMULATEXT(A8)
A8:B9A8=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(1))
D8:E9D8=ISNUMBER(A8#)
H10:I11H10=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(1),"|")
A12:B13A12=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,-1))
D13:E14D13=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,2))
A16:B17A16=AKEEP(A4:B5,T_CHARS(,1))
H17:I18H17=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,2),"-|-")
H21:I22H21=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,-1),"-|-")
K21:L22K21=AKEEP(H4:I5,T_CHARS(,1),"-|-")
D23:E24D23=AKEEP(A4:B5,A22:B28)
Dynamic array formulas.
 
LAMBDA 1.1.2.xlsx
ABCDEFG
1Task 1: extracting numbers, (negative/positive decimal numbers)
2(keeping digits + representative chars
3used in number constructions, like "-"/"+" minus/plus sign, or ".",decimal point)
4sample
5dVy,-24.75,ABC,13.5, -.35,XyzW,+23.54other functions
689.45Abc,yT-123,456xYaB,+76.432,bGhlast T_CHARS
7ATEXTSPLIT
8T_CHARS with extra chars "-+."
9=T_CHARS(1,,"-+.")
101234567890-+.
11
12=AKEEP(A5:A6,A10,"/")=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,"/")
13-24.75/13.5/-.35/+23.54-24.7513.5-0.3523.54
1489.45/-123/456/+76.43289.45-12345676.432
15
16single cellCheck
17=AKEEP(A5:A6,T_CHARS(1,,"-+."),"/")=ISNUMBER(C13#)
18-24.75/13.5/-.35/+23.54TRUETRUETRUETRUE
1989.45/-123/456/+76.432TRUETRUETRUETRUE
20
21if negative nr. format is between "()"TRUETRUETRUETRUE
22sampleTRUETRUETRUETRUE
23dVy,(24.75),ABC,13.5, (.35),XyzW,+23.54=ISNUMBER(C27#)
2489.45Abc,yT(123),456xYaB,+76.432,bGhCheck
25
26=AKEEP(A23:A24,T_CHARS(1,,"(.)"),"/")=ATEXTSPLIT(A27#,"/")
27(24.75)/13.5/(.35)/23.54-24.7513.5-0.3523.54
2889.45/(123)/456/76.43289.45-12345676.432
29
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Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A9,A26,C26,A17,C17,A12,C12A9=FORMULATEXT(A10)
A10A10=T_CHARS(1,,"-+.")
A13:A14A13=AKEEP(A5:A6,A10,"/")
C13:F14,C27:F28C13=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,"/")
A18:A19A18=AKEEP(A5:A6,T_CHARS(1,,"-+."),"/")
C18:F19C18=ISNUMBER(C13#)
C21:F22C21=ISNUMBER(C27#)
C23C23=FORMULATEXT(C21)
A27:A28A27=AKEEP(A23:A24,T_CHARS(1,,"(.)"),"/")
Dynamic array formulas.
 
LAMBDA 1.1.2.xlsx
ABCDEFG
1Task 1: extracting numbers, (negative/positive decimal numbers)
2(keeping digits + representative chars
3used in number constructions, like "-"/"+" minus/plus sign, or ".",decimal point)
4sample
5dVy,-24.75,ABC,13.5, -.35,XyzW,+23.54other functions
689.45Abc,yT-123,456xYaB,+76.432,bGhlast T_CHARS
7ATEXTSPLIT
8T_CHARS with extra chars "-+."
9=T_CHARS(1,,"-+.")
101234567890-+.
11
12=AKEEP(A5:A6,A10,"/")=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,"/")
13-24.75/13.5/-.35/+23.54-24.7513.5-0.3523.54
1489.45/-123/456/+76.43289.45-12345676.432
15
16single cellCheck
17=AKEEP(A5:A6,T_CHARS(1,,"-+."),"/")=ISNUMBER(C13#)
18-24.75/13.5/-.35/+23.54TRUETRUETRUETRUE
1989.45/-123/456/+76.432TRUETRUETRUETRUE
20
21if negative nr. format is between "()"TRUETRUETRUETRUE
22sampleTRUETRUETRUETRUE
23dVy,(24.75),ABC,13.5, (.35),XyzW,+23.54=ISNUMBER(C27#)
2489.45Abc,yT(123),456xYaB,+76.432,bGhCheck
25
26=AKEEP(A23:A24,T_CHARS(1,,"(.)"),"/")=ATEXTSPLIT(A27#,"/")
27(24.75)/13.5/(.35)/23.54-24.7513.5-0.3523.54
2889.45/(123)/456/76.43289.45-12345676.432
29
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Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A9,A26,C26,A17,C17,A12,C12A9=FORMULATEXT(A10)
A10A10=T_CHARS(1,,"-+.")
A13:A14A13=AKEEP(A5:A6,A10,"/")
C13:F14,C27:F28C13=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,"/")
A18:A19A18=AKEEP(A5:A6,T_CHARS(1,,"-+."),"/")
C18:F19C18=ISNUMBER(C13#)
C21:F22C21=ISNUMBER(C27#)
C23C23=FORMULATEXT(C21)
A27:A28A27=AKEEP(A23:A24,T_CHARS(1,,"(.)"),"/")
Dynamic array formulas.
 
LAMBDA 1.1.2.xlsx
ABCDEFGH
1Task 2: extracting numbers with commas as thousands separators format
2what if numbers have thounsands separators ","
3and same "," is used as delimiterother functions
4samplelast T_CHARS
5Cdxy,-1,345.23,xyAB,123,465.35zxWQ,(.2)ATEXTSPLIT
6rtY(1,023,456),nmMN23,575.20kL,+45,108.05AREMOVE
7Note: If we remove the ",", numbers with thousands separators will not be affected
8=AREMOVE(A5:A6,",")
9Cdxy-1345.23xyAB123465.35zxWQ(.2)
10rtY(1023456)nmMN23575.20kL+45108.05
11after we remove ",", we can reuse it as delimiter
12=AKEEP(A9#,T_CHARS(1,,"().-+"),",")=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,",")
13-1345.23,123465.35,(.2)-1345.23123465.35-0.2
14(1023456),23575.20,+45108.05-102345623575.245108.05
15
16single cell formula
17=AKEEP(AREMOVE(A5:A6,","),T_CHARS(1,,"().-+"),",")=ATEXTSPLIT(A18#,",")
18-1345.23,123465.35,(.2)-1345.23123465.35-0.2
19(1023456),23575.20,+45108.05-102345623575.245108.05
20
21Check both arrays
22=AND(ISNUMBER(C13#),ISNUMBER(C18#))
23TRUE
24
25Dates complex scenarios extraction will follow with the help of the new AREPLACE, AOCREPLACE functions !!
26
new AKEEP post 3
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A8,C22,A17,C17,A12,C12A8=FORMULATEXT(A9)
A9:A10A9=AREMOVE(A5:A6,",")
A13:A14A13=AKEEP(A9#,T_CHARS(1,,"().-+"),",")
C13:E14,C18:E19C13=ATEXTSPLIT(A13#,",")
A18:A19A18=AKEEP(AREMOVE(A5:A6,","),T_CHARS(1,,"().-+"),",")
C23C23=AND(ISNUMBER(C13#),ISNUMBER(C18#))
Dynamic array formulas.
 
LAMBDA 1.1.2.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJ
1Task 3: Single cell formula to extract numbers from array using combo AREMOVE/AKEEP
2number formats that formula should handle:
3- positive,negative,decimal,negative (123), thousands separators (1,234,567.34) ,scientific using exponent E (1.23E+5, -1.23E-5)
4sample
5Aa+2,321,123.25tY,rT(25,678.35)vwQSvX-754.65nME-(cD),wS-1.23E-5pLstep 3: splitting for ","
6E-(dGh-K]-1,100,101.03,xZ5.75E+4fRfHj(2.34E-6)bNM,zSD234.345qWE=ATEXTSPLIT(A15#,",")
72321123.3-25678.35
8step 1: removing thousand separators-754.65E-()-1.23E-05
9=AREMOVE(A5:B6,",")E-(--110010157500
10Aa+2321123.25tYrT(25678.35)vwQSvX-754.65nME-(cD)wS-1.23E-5pL-2.34E-06234.345E
11E-(dGh-K]-1100101.03xZ5.75E+4fRfHj(2.34E-6)bNMzSD234.345qWE
12step 4: filtering numbers only
13step 2: keeping digits and chars used in number representations ".+-()E", replacing others with ","=AFUSBYROW(E7#,1)
14=AKEEP(A10#,T_CHARS(1,,".+-()E"),",")2321123.3-25678.35
15+2321123.25,(25678.35)-754.65,E-(,),-1.23E-5-754.65-0.0000123
16E-(,-,-1100101.03,5.75E+4(2.34E-6),234.345,E-110010157500
17-2.34E-06234.345
18
19functions on mini-sheetstep 5: resizing
20AKEEP=ARESIZE(E14#,2,4)
21AREMOVE2321123.3-25678.35-754.65-1.23E-05
22ATEXTSPLIT-110010157500-2.34E-06234.345
23AFUSBYROWS
24ARESIZEsingle cell
25T_CHARS=ARESIZE(AFUSBYROW(ATEXTSPLIT(AKEEP(AREMOVE(A5:B6,","),T_CHARS(1,,".+-()E"),","),","),1),2,4)
262321123.3-25678.35-754.65-1.23E-05
27-110010157500-2.34E-06234.345
28
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Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E6,E20,A14,E13,A9E6=FORMULATEXT(E7)
E7:H10E7=ATEXTSPLIT(A15#,",")
A10:B11A10=AREMOVE(A5:B6,",")
E14:F17E14=AFUSBYROW(E7#,1)
A15:B16A15=AKEEP(A10#,T_CHARS(1,,".+-()E"),",")
E21:H22E21=ARESIZE(E14#,2,4)
B25B25=FORMULATEXT(E26)
E26:H27E26=ARESIZE(AFUSBYROW(ATEXTSPLIT(AKEEP(AREMOVE(A5:B6,","),T_CHARS(1,,".+-()E"),","),","),1),2,4)
Dynamic array formulas.
 

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