WorksheetFunction.CountIf Method

Excel Developer Reference

Counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given criteria.

Syntax

expression.CountIf(Arg1, Arg2)

expression   A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Arg1 Required Range The range of cells from which you want to count cells.
Arg2 Required Variant The criteria in the form of a number, expression, cell reference, or text that defines which cells will be counted. For example, criteria can be expressed as 32, "32", ">32", "apples", or B4.

Return Value
Double

Remarks

  • You can use the wildcard characters, question mark (?) and asterisk (*), for the criteria. A question mark matches any single character; an asterisk matches any sequence of characters. If you want to find an actual question mark or asterisk, type a tilde (~) before the character.

See Also