8.1 引用Range
引用Range的主要方法：
Application.ActiveCell
Application.Range
Application.Selection
Worksheet.Cells
Worksheet.Columns
Worksheet.Range
Worksheet.Rows
Worksheet.UsedRange
CurrentRegion, NamedRange
代码清单8.1：使用Application对象引用Range
Sub ReferringToRangesI() Dim rg As Range 'ActiveCell is a range representing the 'active cell. there can be one and 'only one active cell. Debug.Print Application.ActiveCell.Address 'selection refers to a range representing 'all of the selected cells. there can be 'one or more cells in the range. Debug.Print Application.Selection.Address 'application.Range works on the active 'worksheet ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Activate Set rg = Application.Range("D5") Debug.Print "worksheets 1 is active" Debug.Print rg.Address Debug.Print rg.Parent.Name ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(2).Activate Set rg = Application.Range("D5") Debug.Print "worksheets 2 is active" Debug.Print rg.Address Debug.Print rg.Parent.Name Set rg = NothingEnd Sub Range中地址的表示法：
Application.Range("D5") Application.Range("A1:C5") Application.Range("A:A") Application.Range("3:3") Application.Range("A1:D5","D6:F10")
8.1.1 WorkSheet对象的Cells属性和Range属性
代码清单8.2：使用Cells属性指定单个的单元格
Sub UsingCells() Dim rg As Range Dim nRow As Integer Dim nColumn As Integer Dim ws As Worksheet Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1) For nRow = 1 To 10 For nColumn = 1 To 10 Set rg = ws.Cells(nRow, nColumn) rg.Value = rg.Address Next Next Set rg = Nothing Set ws = Nothing End Sub
代码清单8.3：使用Range属性指向单元格组
Sub UsingRange() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim rg As Range Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1) 'specifying a range using Cells 'this range is equivalent to A1:J10 Set rg = ws.Range(ws.Cells(1, 1), ws.Cells(10, 10)) 'sets the value of each cell in the range to 1 rg.Value = 1 Set rg = ws.Range("D4", "E5") rg.Font.Bold = True ws.Range("A1:B2").HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft Set rg = Nothing Set ws = Nothing End Sub 考虑清单8.3中的语句：
Set rg = ws.Range(ws.Cells(1, 1), ws.Cells(10, 10))
此语句依靠四个整数确定Range引用的范围，这4个整数是两个对角单元格所在的行和列位置。所以特别适合动态确定范围。
8.1.2 指向命名范围可能是棘手的
有两种范围的名称，工作薄范围和工作表范围。工作薄名称范围必须是唯一的，而工作表范围只需要在它们创建的工作表中是唯一的。
代码清单8.4：使用Names对象列出所有的命名范围
'Test the ListWorkbookNmaes procedure 'outputs to cell A2 on the 2nd worksheet in the workbook Sub TestListNames() ListWorkbookNames ThisWorkbook, ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(2).Range("A2") End Sub Sub ListWorkbookNames(wb As Workbook, rgListStart As Range) Dim nm As Name For Each nm In wb.Names 'print out the name of the range rgListStart.Value = nm.Name 'print out what the range refers to 'the ' is required so that excel doesn't consider it as a formula rgListStart.Offset(0, 1).Value = "'" & nm.RefersTo rgListStart.Offset(0, 2).Value = "'" & nm.Value rgListStart.Offset(0, 3).Value = nm.RefersToRange 'set rgListStart to refer to the cell the next row down. Set rgListStart = rgListStart.Offset(1, 0) Next End Sub 如果在工作表Sheet2中有一个名为Testing的名称，则可以使用下面的语句引用这个范围：
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("Testing") 但是，我们不能从Sheet1中引用这个单元格：
'这是非法的ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("Testing")'这不是非法的ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("Testing")
8.1.2.1 安全第一：在使用命名范围之前确认他们有效
代码清单8.5：使用过程RangeNameExists确认名称有效
'checks for the existence of a named range on a worksheet Function RangeNameExists(ws As Worksheet, sName As String) As Boolean Dim s As String On Error GoTo ErrHandler s = ws.Range(sName).Address RangeNameExists = True Exit FunctionErrHandler: RangeNameExists = FalseEnd Function Sub ValidateNamedRangeExample() If RangeNameExists(ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1), "Test") Then MsgBox "The name exists, it refers to: " & ThisWorkbook.Names("Test").RefersTo, vbOKOnly Else MsgBox "the name does not exist", vbOKOnly End If If RangeNameExists(ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1), "djfs") Then MsgBox "The name exists, it refers to: " & ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Names("djfs").RefersTo, vbOKOnly Else MsgBox "the name does not exist", vbOKOnly End If End Sub
8.2 找到我们的方法
8.2.1 Offset用于相对导航
可以使用Offset处理一个结构化的列表。设置列表的第一行和第一列的引用，然后循环遍历列表，继续引用下一行，当到达一个空行时终止循环。代码8.6使用这个技术对列表进行过滤。
代码清单8.6：使用Offset属性的列表处理方法
Sub ListExample() FilterYear 2000 End Sub Sub Reset() With ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("List Example") .Rows.Hidden = False .Rows.Font.Bold = False .Rows(1).Font.Bold = True End With End Sub Sub FilterYear(nYear As Integer) Dim rg As Range Dim nMileageOffset As Integer '1st row is column header so start with 2nd row Set rg = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("List Example").Range("A2") nMileageOffset = 6 'go until we bump into first empty cell Do Until IsEmpty(rg) If rg.Value < nYear Then rg.EntireRow.Hidden = True Else 'check milage If rg.Offset(0, nMileageOffset).Value < 40000 Then rg.Offset(0, nMileageOffset).Font.Bold = True Else rg.Offset(0, nMileageOffset).Font.Bold = False End If rg.EntireRow.Hidden = False End If 'move down to the next row Set rg = rg.Offset(1, 0) Loop Set rg = Nothing End Sub
8.2.2 最后的但不是最不重要的—找到End
Ctrl+箭头操作是将活动单元格向箭头方向移动到下一个末端，这里的末端指的是连续非空区域开始或最后的单元格，算法：
如果当前单元格为空，跳到下一个非空单元格。如果不能发现非空单元格，则跳到工作表边界最近的单元格。
如果当前单元格非空，则查看下一个单元格是否为空。如果为空，则选择下一个非空单元格，如果不能发现非空单元格，则跳到工作表边界最近的单元格。如果非空，则选择连续非空单元格的最后一个单元格。
End属性返回指定单元格在指定方向上的下一个末端。
代码清单8.7：使用End属性在一个工作表中导航
Sub ExperimentWithEnd() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim rg As Range Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1) Set rg = ws.Cells(1, 1) ws.Cells(1, 8).Value = "rg.address = " & rg.Address ws.Cells(2, 8).Value = "rg.End(xlDown).Address = " & rg.End(xlDown).Address ws.Cells(3, 8).Value = "rg.End(xlDown).End(xlDown).Address = " & rg.End(xlDown).End(xlDown).Address ws.Cells(4, 8).Value = "rg.End(xlToRight).Address = " & rg.End(xlToRight).Address Set rg = Nothing Set ws = Nothing End Sub
因为End属性返回一个Range对象，所以可以在同一个语句中多次使用它。
代码8.8首先找到工作表边界的最后单元格，然后向工作表开始方向应用End属性。
代码清单8.8：查找列或者行中最后使用的单元格
'returns a range object that represents the last 'non-empty cell in the same column Function GetLastCellInColumn(rg As Range) As Range Dim lMaxRows As Long lMaxRows = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Rows.Count 'make sure the last cell in the column is empty If IsEmpty(rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column)) Then Set GetLastCellInColumn = rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column).End(xlUp) Else Set GetLastCellInColumn = rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column) End If End Function 'returns a range object that represents the last 'non-empty cell in the same row Function GetLastCellInRow(rg As Range) As Range Dim lMaxColumns As Long lMaxColumns = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Columns.Count 'make sure the last cell in the row is empty If IsEmpty(rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns)) Then Set GetLastCellInRow = rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns).End(xlToLeft) Else Set GetLastCellInRow = rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns) End If End Function
函数中的lMaxRows和lMaxColumns分别是工作表的最大行数和最大列数，这两个值对于每个工作表都是相同的，在Excel 2013中测试分别是1048576和16384。
然后，测试这个单元格是否为空，如果为空，向开始方向应用一次End属性找到最后单元格。否则非空，这个单元格就是最后的单元格。
代码8.9与代码8.8基本一样，不同的是代码8.8返回单元格本身，而代码8.9返回的是Long类型的单元格的位置。
代码清单8.9：使用工作表可调用函数，返回列或者行中最后使用的单元格
'returns a number that represents the last 'nonempty cell in the same column 'callable from a worksheet Function GetLastUsedRow(rg As Range) As Long Dim lMaxRows As Long lMaxRows = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Rows.Count 'make sure the last cell in the column is empty If IsEmpty(rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column)) Then GetLastUsedRow = rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column).End(xlUp).Row Else GetLastUsedRow = rg.Parent.Cells(lMaxRows, rg.Column).Row End If End Function 'returns a number that represents the last 'nonempty cell in the same row 'callable from a worksheet Function GetLastUsedColumn(rg As Range) As Long Dim lMaxColumns As Long lMaxColumns = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Columns.Count If IsEmpty(rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns)) Then GetLastUsedColumn = rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns).End(xlToLeft).Column Else GetLastUsedColumn = rg.Parent.Cells(rg.Row, lMaxColumns).Column End If End Function
8.3 轻松输入；轻松输出
8.3.1 输出策略
代码清单8.10是一个僵化程序的反面教材。
代码清单8.10：提防包含了许多说明性文字范围的过程
'this is procedures are generally error prone 'and unnecessarily difficult to maintain/modify Sub RigidFormattingProcedure() 'Activate Test Report worksheet ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Test Report").Activate 'make text in first column bold ActiveSheet.Range("A:A").Font.Bold = True 'widen first column to display text ActiveSheet.Range("A:A").EntireColumn.AutoFit 'format date on report ActiveSheet.Range("A2").NumberFormat = "mmm-yy" 'Make column headings bold ActiveSheet.Range("6:6").Font.Bold = True 'add & format totals ActiveSheet.Range("N7:N15").Formula = "=sum(rc[-12]:rc[-1])" ActiveSheet.Range("N7:N15").Font.Bold = True ActiveSheet.Range("B16:N16").Formula = "=sum(r[-9]c:r[-1]c)" ActiveSheet.Range("B16:N16").Font.Bold = True 'format data range ActiveSheet.Range("B7:N16").NumberFormat = "#,##0" End Sub 使用命名范围的好处是，如果插入或删除行或列，命名范围受到更少的影响。因为命名范围会自动调整它的RefersTo。
一个结构化的计算框架是，找到一个单元格作为相对定位的基准，并命名它。然后，使用Offset来相对基准位置操作其他单元格。这样，只要保证这个框架单元格相对位置不变，就可以灵活的移动它，并且不需要修改VBA代码。
代码8.11假定已在工作薄"Test Report"中定义如下的名称：
REPORT_TITLE REPORT_DATE COLUMN_HEADING ROW_HEADING DATA COLUMN_TOTAL ROW_TOTAL代码清单8.11：一个更加灵活的处理结构化范围的过程
Sub RigidProcedureDeRigidized() Dim ws As Worksheet If Not WorksheetExists(ThisWorkbook, "Test Report") Then MsgBox "Can't find required worksheet 'Test Report'", vbOKOnly Exit Sub End If Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Test Report") If RangeNameExists(ws, "REPORT_TITLE") Then ws.Range("REPORT_TITLE").Font.Bold = True End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "REPORT_DATE") Then With ws.Range("REPORT_DATE") .Font.Bold = True .NumberFormat = "mmm-yy" .EntireColumn.AutoFit End With End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "ROW_HEADING") Then ws.Range("ROW_HEADING").Font.Bold = True End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "COLUMN_HEADING") Then ws.Range("COLUMN_HEADING").Font.Bold = True End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "DATA") Then ws.Range("DATA").NumberFormat = "#,##0" End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "COLUMN_TOTAL") Then With ws.Range("COLUMN_TOTAL") .Formula = "=SUM(R[-9]C:R[-1]C)" .Font.Bold = True .NumberFormat = "#,##0" End With End If If RangeNameExists(ws, "ROW_TOTAL") Then With ws.Range("ROW_TOTAL") .Formula = "=SUM(RC[-12]:RC[-1])" .Font.Bold = True .NumberFormat = "#,##0" End With End If Set ws = Nothing End Sub
8.3.2 接受工作表输入
代码清单8.12：确认一个有正确数据的范围
Function ReadCurrencyCell(rg As Range) As Currency Dim cValue As Currency cValue = 0 On Error GoTo ErrHandler If IsEmpty(rg) Then GoTo ExitFunction If Not IsNumeric(rg) Then GoTo ExitFunction cValue = rg.Value ExitFunction: ReadCurrencyCell = cValue Exit Function ErrHandler: ReadCurrencyCell = 0 End Function