Validation.Modify(Object, Object, Object, Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

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

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Modifies data validation for a range.

public void Modify (object Type, object AlertStyle, object Operator, object Formula1, object Formula2);

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

Parameters

Type: Object

Required XlDVType. The validation type.

AlertStyle: Object

Optional XlDVAlertStyle. The validation alert style.

Operator: Object

Optional XlFormatConditionOperator. The data validation operator.

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 Modify method requires different arguments, depending on the validation type, as shown in the following table.

xlInputOnly	`AlertStyle`, `Formula1`, and `Formula2` are not used.
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.
xlValidateList	`Formula1` is required; `Formula2` is ignored. `Formula1` must contain either a comma-delimited list of values or a worksheet reference to the list.
xlValidateDate, xlValidateDecimal, xlValidateTextLength, xlValidateTime, or xlValidateWholeNumber	`Formula1` or `Formula2`, or both, must be specified.

Applies to