Returns information about how Visual Basic was called (for more information, see the Remarks section).
expression.Caller(Index)
expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.
Index Optional Variant. An index to the array. This argument is used only when the property returns an array (for more information, see the Remarks section).
Remarks
This property returns information about how Visual Basic was called, as shown in the following table.
| Caller | Return value |
|---|---|
| A custom function entered in a single cell | A Range object specifying that cell |
| A custom function that is part of an array formula in a range of cells | A Range object specifying that range of cells |
| An Auto_Open, Auto_Close, Auto_Activate, or Auto_Deactivate macro | The name of the document as text |
| A macro set by either the OnDoubleClick or OnEntry property | The name of the chart object identifier or cell reference (if applicable) to which the macro applies |
| The Macro dialog box (Tools menu), or any caller not described above | The #REF! error value |
Example
This example displays information about how Visual Basic was called.
Select Case TypeName(Application.Caller)
Case "Range"
v = Application.Caller.Address
Case "String"
v = Application.Caller
Case "Error"
v = "Error"
Case Else
v = "unknown"
End Select
MsgBox "caller = " & v