Get length of array?
Length of an array:
UBound(columns)-LBound(columns)+1
UBound
alone is not the best method for getting the length of every array as arrays in VBA can start at different indexes, e.g Dim arr(2 to 10)
UBound
will return correct results only if the array is 1-based (starts indexing at 1 e.g. Dim arr(1 to 10)
. It will return wrong results in any other circumstance e.g. Dim arr(10)
More on the VBA Array in this VBA Array tutorial.
Function
Public Function ArrayLen(arr As Variant) As Integer
ArrayLen = UBound(arr) - LBound(arr) + 1
End Function
Usage
Dim arr(1 To 3) As String ' Array starting at 1 instead of 0: nightmare fuel
Debug.Print ArrayLen(arr) ' Prints 3. Everything's going to be ok.
If the variant is empty then an error will be thrown. The bullet-proof code is the following:
Public Function GetLength(a As Variant) As Integer
If IsEmpty(a) Then
GetLength = 0
Else
GetLength = UBound(a) - LBound(a) + 1
End If
End Function
Try CountA
:
Dim myArray(1 to 10) as String
Dim arrayCount as String
arrayCount = Application.CountA(myArray)
Debug.Print arrayCount