Range.FormulaArray Property

Excel Developer Reference

Returns or sets the array formula of a range. Returns (or can be set to) a single formula or a Visual Basic array. If the specified range doesn't contain an array formula, this property returns null. Read/write Variant.

Syntax

expression.FormulaArray

expression   A variable that represents a Range object.

Remarks

If you use this property to enter an array formula, the formula must use the R1C1 reference style, not the A1 reference style (see the second example).

The FormulaArray property also has a character limit of 255.

Example

This example enters the number 3 as an array constant in cells A1:C5 on Sheet1.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:C5").FormulaArray = "=3"

This example enters the array formula =SUM(R1C1:R3C3) in cells E1:E3 on Sheet1.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("E1:E3").FormulaArray = _
    "=Sum(R1C1:R3C3)"

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