This Excel tutorial explains how to use Excel VBA to add Table AutoFilter, cancel Table AutoFilter, sorting Table.
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Excel VBA Add Table AutoFilter or Cancel AutoFilter
Using VBA to add AutoFilter or cancel Auto Filter is very simple if you know the code, but you should note that Excel does not treat Worksheet AutoFilter the same way as Table AutoFilter.
This article only talks about Table AutoFilter.
For Worksheet AutoFilter, click here.
Excel VBA Add Table AutoFilter
You can only have one Auto Filter in one Worksheet. However if you have Table, you can have one Worksheet Auto Filter, plus one Filter for each Table. AutoFilter in Table is an Object for each Table.
Table is a ListObjects, you can access the AutoFilter of Table by specifying Table name ListObjects(“Table_name”) or through ListObjects Array. If you have two Table in the worksheet, the first added Table is ListObjects(1) and the other is ListObjects(2).
Add Table AutoFilter
The below code add AutoFilter for ListObjects(1). If AutoFilter is already present, nothing will happen.
Dim LstObj As ListObject Set LstObj = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(1) LstObj.ShowAutoFilter = True
Cancel Table AutoFilter
The below code cancel AutoFilter for ListObjects(1). If AutoFilter is not present, nothing will happen.
Dim LstObj As ListObject Set LstObj = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(1) LstObj.ShowAutoFilter = False
Unhide filtered data
The below code unhide AutoFilter for ListObjects(1).
Dim LstObj As ListObject Set LstObj = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(1) If LstObj.AutoFilter.FilterMode Then LstObj.AutoFilter.ShowAllData End If
Apply criteria to Table AutoFilter
The syntax is exactly the same as Worksheet AutoFilter because both of them use AutoFilter Method of Range. the only difference is that you have to assess the Range Object of ListObject first.
The below example shows how to assess Range of LstObj in order to use AutoFilter Method.
LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=”A”, Operator:=xlOr, Criteria2:=”D”
Read the syntax of AutoFilter Method before you read on.
expression .AutoFilter(Field, Criteria1, Operator, Criteria2, VisibleDropDown)
| Name | Requiredl | Data Type | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field | Optional | Variant | The integer offset of the field on which you want to base the filter (from the left of the list; the leftmost field is field one). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria1 | Optional | Variant | The criteria (a string; for example, “101”). Use “=” to find blank fields, or use “<>” to find nonblank fields. If this argument is omitted, the criteria is All. If Operator is xlTop10Items, Criteria1 specifies the number of items (for example, “10”). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Optional | XlAutoFilterOperator | One of the constants of XlAutoFilterOperator specifying the type of filter.
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| Criteria2 | Optional | Variant | The second criteria (a string). Used with Criteria1 and Operator to construct compound criteria. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VisibleDropDown | Optional | Variant | True to display the AutoFilter drop-down arrow for the filtered field. False to hide the AutoFilter drop-down arrow for the filtered field. True by default. |
The below examples summarize all the basics you need to know about AutoFilter Criteria.
| Example | Explanation |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=”b” | Filter text criteria |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=”b*” | Filter text criteria with Wildcard |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=”>10″ | Filter number criteria |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=”b”, _ Operator:=xlOr, Criteria2:=”c” |
Filter two text criteria using OR, which means the result shows b and c. Note that you can only have 2 criteria at most |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:= Array(“a”, “b”, “c”), Operator:=xlFilterValues | Filter two text criteria using Array |
| LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=”b” LstObj.Range.AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=”>10″ |
Filter two different Fields |
Apply Table AutoFilter sorting
Before applying sorting, you should clear previous sorting first. To clear sorting in AutoFilter, use Sort.SortFields.Clear Method. Note that clear sorting does not reverse the data to the original order.
To tell AutoFilter how you want to sort the data, use Sort.SortFields.Add Method. (no data is sorted at this point)
| Name | Required/Optional | Data Type | Description |
| Key | Required | Range | Specifies a key value for the sort. |
| SortOn | Optional | Variant | The field to sort on. |
| Order | Optional | Variant | Specifies the sort order. |
| CustomOrder | Optional | Variant | Specifies if a custom sort order should be used. |
| DataOption | Optional | Variant | Specifies the data option. |
Finally, use Sort.Apply Method to apply on the sort states.
The below example sorts data in Ascending Order in column A.
Dim LstObj As ListObject
Set LstObj = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(1)
LstObj.Sort.SortFields.Clear
LstObj.Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("A:A"), SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
LstObj.Sort.Apply
Reset Table Filter
The below code unhide all hidden data and cancel sorting.
Dim LstObj As ListObject Set LstObj = ActiveSheet.ListObjects(1) LstObj.ShowAutoFilter = False LstObj.ShowAutoFilter = True LstObj.Sort.SortFields.Clear