Range.Replace method (Excel)
Returns a Boolean indicating characters in cells within the specified range. Using this method doesn't change either the selection or the active cell.
Syntax
expression.Replace (What, Replacement, LookAt, SearchOrder, MatchCase, MatchByte, SearchFormat, ReplaceFormat)
expression A variable that represents a Range object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| What | Required | Variant | The string that you want Microsoft Excel to search for. |
| Replacement | Required | Variant | The replacement string. |
| LookAt | Optional | Variant | Can be one of the following XlLookAt constants: xlWhole or xlPart. |
| SearchOrder | Optional | Variant | Can be one of the following XlSearchOrder constants: xlByRows or xlByColumns. |
| MatchCase | Optional | Variant | True to make the search case-sensitive. |
| MatchByte | Optional | Variant | Use this argument only if you have selected or installed double-byte language support in Microsoft Excel. True to have double-byte characters match only double-byte characters. False to have double-byte characters match their single-byte equivalents. |
| SearchFormat | Optional | Variant | The search format for the method. |
| ReplaceFormat | Optional | Variant | The replace format for the method. |
Return value
Boolean
Remarks
The settings for LookAt, SearchOrder, MatchCase, and MatchByte are saved each time you use this method. If you don't 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 that you use this method.
Example
This example replaces every occurrence of the trigonometric function SIN with the function COS. The replacement range is column A on Sheet1.
Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("A").Replace _
What:="SIN", Replacement:="COS", _
SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, MatchCase:=True
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