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Range.Address Property

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Excel Developer Reference

Returns a String value that represents the range reference in the language of the macro.

Syntax

expression.Address(RowAbsolute, ColumnAbsolute, ReferenceStyle, External, RelativeTo)

expression   A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
RowAbsolute Optional Variant True to return the row part of the reference as an absolute reference. The default value is True.
ColumnAbsolute Optional Variant True to return the column part of the reference as an absolute reference. The default value is True.
ReferenceStyle Optional XlReferenceStyle The reference style. The default value is xlA1.
External Optional Variant True to return an external reference. False to return a local reference. The default value is False.
RelativeTo Optional Variant If RowAbsolute and ColumnAbsolute are False, and ReferenceStyle is xlR1C1, you must include a starting point for the relative reference. This argument is a Range object that defines the starting point.

Remarks

If the reference contains more than one cell, RowAbsolute and ColumnAbsolute apply to all rows and columns.

Example

The following example displays four different representations of the same cell address on Sheet1. The comments in the example are the addresses that will be displayed in the message boxes.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set mc = Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(1, 1)
MsgBox mc.Address()                              ' $A$1
MsgBox mc.Address(RowAbsolute:=False)            ' $A1
MsgBox mc.Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1)        ' R1C1
MsgBox mc.Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1, _
    RowAbsolute:=False,     _
    ColumnAbsolute:=False,  _
    RelativeTo:=Worksheets(1).Cells(3, 3))        ' R[-2]C[-2]

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