Validation Members (Excel)

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05/23/2016

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Represents data validation for a worksheet range.

Methods

Name	Description
Add	Adds data validation to the specified range.
Delete	Deletes the object.
Modify	Modifies data validation for a range.

Properties

Name	Description
AlertStyle	Returns the validation alert style. Read-only XlDVAlertStyle.
Application	When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. Read-only Long.
ErrorMessage	Returns or sets the data validation error message. Read/write String.
ErrorTitle	Returns or sets the title of the data-validation error dialog box. Read/write String.
Formula1	Returns the value or expression associated with the conditional format or data validation. Can be a constant value, a string value, a cell reference, or a formula. Read-only String.
Formula2	Returns the value or expression associated with the second part of a conditional format or data validation. Used only when the data validation conditional format Operator property is xlBetween or xlNotBetween. Can be a constant value, a string value, a cell reference, or a formula. Read-only String.
IgnoreBlank	True if blank values are permitted by the range data validation. Read/write Boolean.
IMEMode	Returns or sets the description of the Japanese input rules. Can be one of the XlIMEMode constants listed in the following table. Read/write Long.
InCellDropdown	True if data validation displays a drop-down list that contains acceptable values. Read/write Boolean.
InputMessage	Returns or sets the data validation input message. Read/write String.
InputTitle	Returns or sets the title of the data-validation input dialog box. Read/write String.
Operator	Returns a Long value that represents the operator for the data validation.
Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
ShowError	True if the data validation error message will be displayed whenever the user enters invalid data. Read/write Boolean.
ShowInput	True if the data validation input message will be displayed whenever the user selects a cell in the data validation range. Read/write Boolean.
Type	Returns a Long value, containing a XlDVType constant, that represents the data type validation for a range.
Value	Returns a Boolean value that indicates if all the validation criteria are met (that is, if the range contains valid data).