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MS Excel: How to use the SWITCH Function (VBA)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel SWITCH function (in VBA) with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel SWITCH function evaluates a list of expressions and returns the corresponding value for the first expression in the list that is TRUE.

The SWITCH function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Lookup/Reference Function. It can be used as a VBA function (VBA) in Excel. As a VBA function, you can use this function in macro code that is entered through the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.

Please read our SWITCH function (WS) page if you are looking for the worksheet version of the SWITCH function as it has a very different syntax.

Syntax

The syntax for the SWITCH function in Microsoft Excel is:

Switch ( expr1, value1, expr2, value2, ... expr_n, value_n )

Parameters or Arguments

expr1, expr2, expr_n
A list of expressions that are to be evaluated. The SWITCH function is looking for the first expression that evaluates to TRUE.
value1, value2, ... value_n
A list of values. The SWITCH function will return the value associated with the first expression that evaluates to TRUE.

Returns

The SWITCH function returns any datatype such as a string, numeric, date, etc.

Applies To

  • Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

  • VBA function (VBA)

Example (as VBA Function)

The SWITCH function can only be used in VBA code in Microsoft Excel.

Let's look at some Excel SWITCH function examples and explore how to use the SWITCH function in Excel VBA code:

Switch (SupplierID=1, "IBM", SupplierID=2, "HP", SupplierID=3, "NVIDIA")

In this example, if SupplierID is 1, then the SWITCH function will return "IBM".
If SupplierID is 2, then the SWITCH function will return "HP".
If SupplierID is 3, then the SWITCH function will return "NVIDIA".

For example:

Dim LValue As String
Dim SupplierID

SupplierID = 2
LValue = Switch (SupplierID=1, "IBM", SupplierID=2, "HP", SupplierID=3, "NVIDIA")

In this example, the variable called LValue would now contain the value "HP".