What function can I use in Excel VBA to slice an array?
Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(array, row, column)
If you specify a zero value for row or column, then you'll get the entire column or row that is specified.
Example:
Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(array, 0, 3)
This will give you the entire 3rd column.
If you specify both row and column as non-zero, then you'll get only the specific element. There is no easy way to get a smaller slice than a complete row or column.
Limitation: There is a limit to the array size that WorksheetFunction.Index
can handle if you're using a newer version of Excel. If array
has more than 65,536 rows or 65,536 columns, then it throws a "Type mismatch" error. If this is an issue for you, then see this more complicated answer which is not subject to the same limitation.
Here's the function I wrote to do all my 1D and 2D slicing:
Public Function GetArraySlice2D(Sarray As Variant, Stype As String, Sindex As Integer, Sstart As Integer, Sfinish As Integer) As Variant
' this function returns a slice of an array, Stype is either row or column
' Sstart is beginning of slice, Sfinish is end of slice (Sfinish = 0 means entire
' row or column is taken), Sindex is the row or column to be sliced
' (NOTE: 1 is always the first row or first column)
' an Sindex value of 0 means that the array is one dimensional 3/20/09 ljr
Dim vtemp() As Variant
Dim i As Integer
On Err GoTo ErrHandler
Select Case Sindex
Case 0
If Sfinish - Sstart = UBound(Sarray) - LBound(Sarray) Then
vtemp = Sarray
Else
ReDim vtemp(1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1)
For i = 1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1
vtemp(i) = Sarray(i + Sstart - 1)
Next i
End If
Case Else
Select Case Stype
Case "row"
If Sfinish = 0 Or (Sstart = LBound(Sarray, 2) And Sfinish = UBound(Sarray, 2)) Then
vtemp = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Sarray, Sindex, 0)
Else
ReDim vtemp(1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1)
For i = 1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1
vtemp(i) = Sarray(Sindex, i + Sstart - 1)
Next i
End If
Case "column"
If Sfinish = 0 Or (Sstart = LBound(Sarray, 1) And Sfinish = UBound(Sarray, 1)) Then
vtemp = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Sarray, 0, Sindex)
Else
ReDim vtemp(1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1)
For i = 1 To Sfinish - Sstart + 1
vtemp(i) = Sarray(i + Sstart - 1, Sindex)
Next i
End If
End Select
End Select
GetArraySlice2D = vtemp
Exit Function
ErrHandler:
Dim M As Integer
M = MsgBox("Bad Array Input", vbOKOnly, "GetArraySlice2D")
End Function