excel - Filter an array using a formula (without VBA)

Question

Is it possible to filter an array using a single formula (without autofilter, VBA, or additional columns)?

For example, I have the following spreadsheet:

   A  | B     | C
 --------------------
1| ID | Class | Value
2| 1  | A     | V1
3| 1  | B     | V2
4| 2  | A     | V3
5| 3  | B     | V4
6| 3  | B     | V5

I want to use a subset of this array in VLOOKUP. Namely, I only want to match against those rows where class is "B". So I was hoping I could use something like the following

=VLOOKUP(A3, FILTER_FUNC(A:C, B="B"), 3, false)

where FILTER_FUNC is some type of function or expression that returns an array that only contains those rows that meet the condition.

Answer 1

=VLOOKUP(A2,IF(B1:B3="B",A1:C3,""),1,FALSE)

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