VBA If Else Statement

Excel VBA IF Else Statement

There is no IF Else statement in worksheet and it can be only used in the VBA code, while working in VBA we can provide a condition which is the If condition statement and if it is fulfilled a certain set of instructions then it is executed and if the condition fails the instruction then else statement is executed.

VBA is not different when it comes to logical tests. It works the same way as to how it works in regular worksheets. Of all logical functions, the “IF” function is mostly used from the lot. Using IF, we can conduct a logical test and arrive at the decisions if the logical test is satisfied and also arrive alternative decisions if the logical test is not satisfied.

Below is the syntax of the IF Else condition.

IF <Logical Test> Then
    If the Logical Test is TRUE 
Else
    If the Logical Test is FALSE
End IF

What is VBA IF Then Else Statement?

Once the supplied logical test is FALSE, we need some alternative task to execute as part of the code. So “IF ELSE” means if the logical test is FALSE, what else needs to do.

To better understand the below example, we have supplied the result as “10 is greater” only if the logical test is TRUE. Still, in the FALSE logical result, we can supply the alternative result as “10 is lesser”.

So once the logical tests are supplied and the TRUE part code written in the next line, enter the word “ELSE.”

ELSE means if the logical test is not TRUE, we need the result as “10 is lesser”.

Code:

Sub IF_Else_Example1()

    If 10 > 11 Then
       MsgBox "10 is greater"
    Else
       MsgBox "10 is lesser"
    End If

End Sub

Now our code gives at least any one of the above results. Execute the code and see the result.

Since we have supplied the alternative result if the logical test is FALSE, it has displayed the alternative result as “10 is lesser” because 10 is less than the other number 11.

Example

For example, look at the below data.

With this data, we need to arrive at the status based on the “Cost” of each product. To arrive status below are the criteria’s.

If the cost price is > 50, the status should be “Expensive,” or else status should be “Not Expensive.”

Here we need to test the cost price, i.e., logical test whether the cost price is >50 or not. If the logical test is TRUE, i.e., the cost price is more than 50, we need the status as “Expensive,” and if the logical test is FALSE, i.e., the cost price is less than 50, we need the alternative result as “Not Expensive.”

Ok, let’s write the code now. Before that, copy and paste the above table to an excel worksheet.

Step 1: Start the subprocedure.

Sub IF_ELSE_Example2()

End Sub

Step 2: Declare the variable as an Integer data type.

Dim k As Integer

Step 3: Since we need to test more than one cell values, we need to employ FOR VBA LOOP to loop through the cells and apply the logic for all the cells.

We need to apply logical tests from 2nd row to 8^th row, so start FOR LOOP from 2 to 8.

Code:

For k = 2 To 8

Next k

Step 4: Inside this loop, we need to execute the logical test. So open the IF statement and select the first cell by using CELLS property.

Code:

If Cells(k, 2).Value > 50 Then

Here Cells(k, 2) means row (value of k) and column 2.

Step 5: If this cell value is > 50, we need the result as “Expensive” in the next column cell. So code will be –

Code:

Cells(k, 3).Value = "Expensive"

Step 6: If the test isn’t TRUE, we need the ELSE statement results, i.e., “Not Expensive.”

Code:

Sub IF_ELSE_Example2()

    Dim k As Integer

    For k = 2 To 8
        If Cells(k, 2).Value > 50 Then
            Cells(k, 3).Value = "Expensive"
        Else
            Cells(k, 3).Value = "Not Expensive"
        End If
    Next k

End Sub

This code will loop through from 2^nd to 8th-row tests the numbers and arrive at the result based on the cost price.

Like this, we can use If-Else to arrive for alternative results.

Things to Remember

• Else statement is for a FALSE logical test.
• If you want to apply more than two logical tests in excel, we need to use the ELSE IF statement.
• In the case of task execution for more than one cell, we need to use loops.
• If Else statement can test only one logical test.

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