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Validation.Add Method (Excel)

Adds data validation to the specified range.

Syntax

expression .Add(Type, AlertStyle, Operator, Formula1, Formula2)

expression A variable that represents a Validation object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Type

Required

XlDVType

The validation type.

AlertStyle

Optional

Variant

The validation alert style. Can be one of the following XlDVAlertStyle constants: xlValidAlertInformation, xlValidAlertStop, or xlValidAlertWarning.

Operator

Optional

Variant

The data validation operator. Can be one of the following XlFormatConditionOperator constants: xlBetween, xlEqual, xlGreater, xlGreaterEqual, xlLess, xlLessEqual, xlNotBetween, or xlNotEqual.

Formula1

Optional

Variant

The first part of the data validation equation.

Formula2

Optional

Variant

The second part of the data validation when Operator is xlBetween or xlNotBetween (otherwise, this argument is ignored).

Remarks

The Add method requires different arguments, depending on the validation type, as shown in the following table.

Validation type

Arguments

xlValidateCustom

Formula1 is required, Formula2 is ignored. Formula1 must contain an expression that evaluates to True when data entry is valid and False when data entry is invalid.

xlInputOnly

AlertStyle, Formula1, or Formula2 are used.

xlValidateList

Formula1 is required, Formula2 is ignored. Formula1 must contain either a comma-delimited list of values or a worksheet reference to this list.

xlValidateWholeNumber, xlValidateDate, xlValidateDecimal, xlValidateTextLength, or xlValidateTime

One of either Formula1 or Formula2 must be specified, or both may be specified.

Example

This example adds data validation to cell E5.

With Range("e5").Validation 
 .Add Type:=xlValidateWholeNumber, _ 
 AlertStyle:= xlValidAlertStop, _ 
 Operator:=xlBetween, Formula1:="5", Formula2:="10" 
 .InputTitle = "Integers" 
 .ErrorTitle = "Integers" 
 .InputMessage = "Enter an integer from five to ten" 
 .ErrorMessage = "You must enter a number from five to ten" 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Validation Object

Validation Object Members