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Default Functions that return multiple values

Good Afternoon Biosci,
After reading Tom return reply to question this morning it got me to
thinking. There is another way to pass back multiple answers in a Function.
You use what they call a "User Defined Varible" also know as a structure in
C, C++, and Records in Pascal. Any you can define this variable have
multiple data types, so multiple answer can be returned under one variable
name. I've attached some same example code that can be easily adapted for
Ranges, Strings, other items in Excels VBA .

Enjoy. Rick, (Fairbanks, Alaska)

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Option Explicit

Type Xrec
Ar() As Integer
Str As String
End Type

Sub testvar()
Dim X As Xrec
Dim t As Integer

X = Fillvar(15)
Debug.Print X.Str
For t = LBound(X.Ar) To UBound(X.Ar)
Debug.Print X.Ar(t)
Next t

End Sub

Function Fillvar(arCnt As Integer) As Xrec
Dim t As Integer
Dim X As Xrec
ReDim X.Ar(0 To arCnt - 1)
For t = LBound(X.Ar) To UBound(X.Ar)
X.Ar(t) = Int(Rnd() * 100 + 1)
Next
X.Str = "We Be Done"
Fillvar = X
End Function
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"biosci" wrote in
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I am sure this a simple question.

I know how to use functions to return a single value (value as function
name), but I do not know how to use them to return multiple variables
and/or arrays of numbers.

I need to use a function, but the function needs to return and array of
numbers (eg A(1 to X), where X is defined by sub calling the function)
as well as another value.

Do I need to specify these at the start of the function and if so,
how?

Do I need to use the ByRef and/or ParamArray keywords?

Help would be appreciated


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