Application.GetPhonetic method (Excel)
Returns the Japanese phonetic text of the specified text string. This method is available to you only if you have selected or installed Japanese language support for Microsoft Office.
Syntax
expression.GetPhonetic (Text)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Optional | Variant | Specifies the text to be converted to phonetic text. If you omit this argument, the next possible phonetic text string (if any) of the previously specified Text is returned. If there are no more possible phonetic text strings, an empty string is returned. |
Return value
String
Example
This example displays all the possible phonetic text strings from the specified string.
strPhoText = Application.GetPhonetic("??")
While strPhoText <> ""
MsgBox strPhoText
strPhoText = Application.GetPhonetic()
Wend
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