NamedRange.Replace Method

Replaces the specified characters in the NamedRange control with a new string.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Replace ( _
    What As Object, _
    Replacement As Object, _
    LookAt As Object, _
    SearchOrder As Object, _
    MatchCase As Object, _
    MatchByte As Object, _
    SearchFormat As Object, _
    ReplaceFormat As Object _
) As Boolean
bool Replace(
    Object What,
    Object Replacement,
    Object LookAt,
    Object SearchOrder,
    Object MatchCase,
    Object MatchByte,
    Object SearchFormat,
    Object ReplaceFormat
)

Parameters

  • What
    Type: System.Object
    The string you want Microsoft Office Excel to search for.
  • MatchCase
    Type: System.Object
    true to make the search case sensitive.
  • MatchByte
    Type: System.Object
    You can use this argument only if you have selected or installed double-byte language support in Excel. true to have double-byte characters match only double-byte characters; false to have double-byte characters match their single-byte equivalents.
  • SearchFormat
    Type: System.Object
    The search format for the method.
  • ReplaceFormat
    Type: System.Object
    The replace format for the method.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the specified characters are in cells within the NamedRange control; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Using this method does not change either the selection or the active cell.

The settings for LookAt, SearchOrder, MatchCase, and MatchByte are saved each time you use this method. If you do not specify values for these arguments the next time you call the method, the saved values are used. Setting these arguments changes the settings in the Find dialog box, and changing the settings in the Find dialog box changes the saved values that are used if you omit the arguments. To avoid problems, set these arguments explicitly each time you use this method.

Optional Parameters

For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.

Examples

The following code example sets the value of the cells in a NamedRange control to the string "This is a sentence.", and then uses the Replace method to replace the substring "a" with "my".

This example is for a document-level customization.

    Private Sub ReplaceValue()
        Dim namedRange1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange _
            = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange(Me.Range("A1"), _
            "namedRange1")

        namedRange1.Value2 = "This is a sentence."
        namedRange1.Replace("a", "my", Excel.XlLookAt.xlPart, _
            Excel.XlSearchOrder.xlByColumns, False, , , )
    End Sub

private void ReplaceValue()
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange namedRange1 =
        this.Controls.AddNamedRange(this.Range["A1", missing],
        "namedRange1");

    namedRange1.Value2 = "This is a sentence.";
    namedRange1.Replace("a", "my", Excel.XlLookAt.xlPart,
        Excel.XlSearchOrder.xlByColumns, false, missing,
        missing, missing);
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace