Validation.Add(XlDVType, Object, Object, Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

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Adds data validation to the specified range.

public void Add (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlDVType Type, object AlertStyle, object Operator, object Formula1, object Formula2);

Public Sub Add (Type As XlDVType, Optional AlertStyle As Object, Optional Operator As Object, Optional Formula1 As Object, Optional Formula2 As Object)

Parameters

Type: XlDVType

Required XlDVType. The validation type.

AlertStyle: Object

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

Operator: Object

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

Formula1: Object

Optional Object. The first part of the data validation equation.

Formula2: Object

Optional Object. 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.

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.

Applies to