Reference Type
Values and References in VBA
Visual Basic for Applications has a unique system of data types. One of the most fundamentally important concepts to understand is the difference between values and references in VBA, but it is very difficult to find clear explanations of this concept. I attempt to present one here. In this article I describe the difference between values and references, and between value types and reference types. In another article I will describe how the ByRef
and ByVal
keywords work.
Collections in VBA - Overview
In VBA programming collections of all types are indispensable. For both the new and experienced VBA programmer there is a lot to know about collection types in VBA, so I'm going to cover them one by one. In this post I'll provide a quick survey of the available collection types.
Types of Collections in VBA
There are three fundamental collection types in VBA
- Array
- Collection
- Dictionary