Validation.Modify method (Excel)

Modifies data validation for a range.

Syntax

expression.Modify (Type, AlertStyle, Operator, Formula1, Formula2)

expression A variable that represents a Validation object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Type	Optional	Variant	An XlDVType value that represents the validation type.
AlertStyle	Optional	Variant	An XlDVAlertStyle value that represents the validation alert style.
Operator	Optional	Variant	An XlFormatConditionOperator value that represents the data validation operator.
Formula1	Optional	Variant	The first part of the data validation equation.
Formula2	Optional	Variant	The second part of the data validation equation 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.

Validation type	Arguments
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.

Example

This example changes data validation for cell E5.

Range("e5").Validation _ 
 .Modify xlValidateList, xlValidAlertStop, _ 
 xlBetween, "=$A$1:$A$10"

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