Microsoft KB Archive/114857

= Default Property/Methods for Objects in Visual Basic =

Article ID: 114857

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q114857





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, if an object has a Value property, then this property is the default value for the object. If an object does not have the Value property, then that object does not have a default value.



MORE INFORMATION
The default value of an object is the value that is returned when you use the object in a procedure, without specifying a property or method for the object.

For example, if you use the Name object, without designating a specific property of Name, such as Count, the default value for Name is the Value property. The Value property of the Name object returns a string containing the formula that the name is defined to refer to.

In the following example, the Name object is used as an element of the Names collection, without a property. Sub Default_Name_Property Dim n as Object For Each n In Names 'Display default property of each Name '(Value property) in Names collection MsgBox n      Next End Sub When you run this macro, the formula that the name refers to displays in a dialog box for each name in the active workbook.

Collections
When you use a collection in a Visual Basic macro, you can use the Item method to return a part of the collection. The Item method is the default value for a collection. For example, the following code ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Item(1) is equivalent to: ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1) The Item method is the default value for a collection in the same way that the Value property is the default value for those objects that have the Value property. Note that you can use the Item method with any collection.



Microsoft Excel 97

 * 1) Click Contents and Index on the Help menu in Visual Basic Editor.
 * 2) Click the Index tab.
 * 3) For help with the Value Property, type Value Property and click Display. -or-


 * 1) For help with the Item Property, type Item Property and click Display.

Microsoft Excel 7.0

 * 1) On the Help menu, click Microsoft Excel Help Contents.
 * 2) Click the Contents tab.
 * 3) For help with the Value Property, click Visual Basic Reference, double-click Properties, and then select the Value property. -or-


 * 1) For help with the Item Property, click Visual Basic Reference, double-click Properties and then select the Item Property.

Microsoft Excel 5.0
 On the Help menu, click Contents. On the Help Contents screen, select Programming With Visual Basic. For help on the Value Property, in the Visual Basic Reference, click the Search button, and type:

Value Property

For help on the Item Property, in the Visual Basic Reference, click the Search button, and type:

Item Property

 Click Show Topics, and then click the Go To button.

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