AutoComplete Method

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Returns an AutoComplete match from the list. If there’s no AutoComplete match or if more than one entry in the list matches the string to complete, this method returns an empty string.

expression.AutoComplete(String)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a Range object (must be a single cell).

String    Required String. The string to complete.

Remarks

This method works even if the AutoComplete feature is disabled.

Example

This example returns the AutoComplete match for the string segment “Ap." An AutoComplete match is made if the column containing cell A5 contains a contiguous list and one of the entries in the list contains a match for the string.

s = Worksheets(1).Range("A5").AutoComplete("Ap")
If Len(s) > 0 Then
    MsgBox "Completes to " & s
Else
    MsgBox "Has no completion"
End If