Range.AdvancedFilter method (Excel)
Filters or copies data from a list based on a criteria range. If the initial selection is a single cell, that cell's current region is used.
Syntax
expression.AdvancedFilter (Action, CriteriaRange, CopyToRange, Unique)
expression A variable that represents a Range object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action | Required | XlFilterAction | One of the constants of XlFilterAction specifying whether to make a copy or filter the list in place. |
| CriteriaRange | Optional | Variant | The criteria range. If this argument is omitted, there are no criteria. |
| CopyToRange | Optional | Variant | The destination range for the copied rows if Action is xlFilterCopy. Otherwise, this argument is ignored. |
| Unique | Optional | Variant | True to filter unique records only. False to filter all records that meet the criteria. The default value is False. |
Return value
Variant
Example
This example filters a database named Database based on a criteria range named Criteria.
Range("Database").AdvancedFilter _
Action:=xlFilterInPlace, _
CriteriaRange:=Range("Criteria")
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