MacroType Property

Applies To

Name Object.

Description

Returns or sets what the name refers to, as shown in the following table. Read-write.

Value	Meaning

xlCommand	Name is a user-defined macro.
xlFunction	Name is a user-defined function.
xlNone	Name is not a function or macro.

See Also

Category Property.

Example

This example assumes that you created a custom function or command on a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro sheet. The example displays the function category, in the language of the macro. It assumes that the name of the custom function or command is the only name in the workbook.

With ActiveWorkbook.Names(1)
    If .MacroType <> xlNone Then
        MsgBox "The category for this name is " & .Category
    Else
        MsgBox "This name does not refer to" & _
            " a custom function or command."
    End If
End With