VBA provides the following types of loops to handle looping requirements.

Click the following links to check their detail.

S.No. Loop Type & Description

1 for loop

Executes a sequence of statements multiple times and abbreviates the

code that manages the loop variable.

2 for ..each loop

This is executed if there is at least one element in the group and reiterated
for each element in a group.

3 while..wend loop
This tests the condition before executing the loop body.

4 do..while loops
The do..While statements will be executed as long as the condition is
True.(i.e.,) The Loop should be repeated till the condition is False.

5 do..until loops
The do..Until statements will be executed as long as the condition is
False.(i.e.,) The Loop should be repeated till the condition is True.

The For Each … Next Statements

The For Each … Next Loop repeats a block of code for each object in a group. It
repeats execution of a block of code, for each element of a collection. The loop stops
when all the elements in the collection have been covered, and execution moves to
the section of code immediately following the Next statement.

For Each object_variable In group_object_variable

[block of code]

Next object_variable

Example:
This loops through each worksheet in the workbook, and the code protects each with
a password. Here, ws is the Worksheet Object variable, and the group or collection
are all the Worksheets in this Workbook.

Sub forEach1()

Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws

End Sub

Example:
This loops through each cell in the Range("A1:A10"), and the code sets background
color of yellow in each. Here, rCell is the Range Object variable, and the group or
collection are all Cells in the Range("A1:A10").

Sub forEach2()

Dim rCell As Range

For Each rCell In ActiveSheet.Range("A1:A10")
rCell.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 0)
Next rCell

End Sub

Nesting Loops:

You can nest loops by putting one loop within another loop, upto unlimited number of
times. The counter variable for each loop must be unique. You can nest one kind of
loop within another different kind of loop. In a For Loop, it is necessary that the inner
loop be completed before the Next statement of the outer loop is encountered . You
can also nest one kind of control structure within another kind viz. you can nest an IF
statement within a WITH block which can itself be nested within a For ... Each Loop.
However, control structures cannot be overlapped viz. each nested block has to
close & terminate within its outer nested level.

Example:
Example of nesting an IF statement within a WITH block which is nested within
a For ... Each Loop. The code loops through each cell in the range A1:A10, and if
cell value exceeds 5, the background color of that cell is set as Yellow, else Red for
values of 5 and less.
Sub nestingLoops()

Dim rCell As Range

For Each rCell In ActiveSheet.Range("A1:A10")
With rCell
If rCell > 5 Then
.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 0)
Else
.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)
End If
End With
Next rCell

End Sub

The Exit For Statement

You can exit the For Loop (both For ... Next and For Each ... Next Statements)
early, without completing the full cycle, by using the Exit Forstatement. The Exit For
statement will immediately stop execution of the existing loop and execute the
section of code immediately following the Next statement, and in the case of inner
nested level it will stop and execute the next outer nested level. You can have any
number of Exit For statements in a loop. It is particularly useful in case you want to
terminate the loop on reaching a certain value or satisfying a specific condition, or in
case you want to terminate an endless loop at a certain point.

Example:
If Range ("A1") is blank, iTotal will add up to the value 55. If Range("A1") contains
the value 5, the loop will terminate and exit when the counter (ie. i) reaches 5, and
iTotal will add up to 15 (Note that the loop runs for the counter value of 5, and
thereafter exits the loop).

Sub exitFor1()

Dim i As Integer
Dim iTotal As Integer
iTotal = 0
For i = 1 To 10
iTotal = i + iTotal
If i = ActiveSheet.Range("A1") Then
Exit For
End If
Next i
MsgBox iTotal

End Sub
The Do While Loop

The Do While … Loop Statements; The Do … Loop While Statements

The Do While Loop repeats a block of code indefinitely while the specified condition
continues to be met and evaluated to True, and stops when the condition turns
False. The condition can be tested either at the start or at the end of the Loop.
"The Do While … Loop Statements" test the condition at the start, while "The Do …
Loop While Statements" test the condition at the end of the Loop. If the condition is
tested at the start of the Loop, the block of code does not execute if the condition is
not met initially (and the loop does not run even once) whereas if the condition is
tested at the end, the Loop runs atleast once.

The Do While … Loop Statements (The condition is tested at the start, in this
Loop)

Do While [Condition]

[block of code]

Loop

The Do … Loop While Statements (The condition is tested at the end, in this
Loop)

Do

[block of code]

Loop While [Condition]

These two statements are explained with the help of examples.

Example 1:
The condition (i>5) is tested at the start, and because it is not met, the loop does not
execute even once. iTotal will return zero.

Sub doWhile1()

Dim i As Integer
Dim iTotal As Integer
i=5
iTotal = 0
Do While i > 5
iTotal = i + iTotal
i=i-1
Loop
MsgBox iTotal

End Sub

Example 2:
The condition (i>5) is tested at the end, and because it is met, the loop executes but
only once after which the value of i reduces to 4 and the Loop ends. iTotal returns
the value 5.

Sub doWhile2()

Dim i As Integer
Dim iTotal As Integer
i=5
iTotal = 0
Do
iTotal = i + iTotal
i=i-1
Loop While i > 5
MsgBox iTotal

End Sub

Example 3:
Replace blank spaces with underscores in a Range of Cells, using VBA loops; or
Remove blank spaces in a Range of Cells, using VBA loops.

Sub doWhile3()
'Replace blank spaces with underscores in a Range of Cells, using VBA loops; or
Remove blank spaces in a Range of Cells, using VBA loops.

Dim rCell As Range

Dim strText As String
Dim n As Integer

'rCell is a Cell in the specified Range which contains the strText

'strText is the text in a Cell in which blank spaces are to be replaced with
underscores
'n is the position of blank space(s) occurring in a strText

For Each rCell In ActiveSheet.Range("A1:A5")

strText = rCell
'the VBA InStr function returns the position of the first occurrence of a string within
another string. Using this to determine the position of the first blank space in
the strText.
n = InStr(strText, " ")
Do While n > 0
'blank space is replaced with the underscore character in the strText
strText = Left(strText, n - 1) & "_" & Right(strText, Len(strText) - n)
'Use this line of code instead of the preceding line, to remove all blank spaces in
the strText
'strText= Left(strText, n - 1) & Right(strText, Len(strText) - n)
n = InStr(strText, " ")
Loop
rCell = strText
Next

End Sub

The Exit Do Statement

You can exit the Do While Loop early, without completing the full cycle, by using
the Exit Do statement. The Exit Do statement will immediately stop execution of the
existing loop and execute the section of code immediately following the Loop
statement, and in the case of inner nested level it will stop and execute the next
outer nested level. You can have any number of Exit Do statements in a loop. It is
particularly useful in case you want to terminate the loop on reaching a certain value
or satisfying a specific condition, or in case you want to terminate an endless loop at
a certain point. It is similar to the Exit For statement used to exit the For Loop.

Example:
If Range ("A1") is blank, iTotal will add up to the value 55. If Range("A1") contains
the value 5, the loop will terminate and exit when the counter (ie. i) reaches 5, and
iTotal will add up to 10 (Note that the loop does not run for the counter value of 5,
and exits the loop on reaching this value).

Sub exitDo1()

Dim i As Integer
Dim iTotal As Integer
iTotal = 0
Do While i < 11
iTotal = i + iTotal
i=i+1
If i = ActiveSheet.Range("A1") Then
Exit Do
End If
Loop
MsgBox iTotal

End Sub

The Do Until Loop

The Do Until … Loop Statements; The Do … Loop Until Statements

The Do Until Loop repeats a block of code indefinitely until the condition is met and
evaluates to True. The condition can be tested either at the start or at the end of the
Loop. "The Do Until … Loop Statements" test the condition at the start, while
"The Do … Loop Until Statements" test the condition at the end of the Loop. If the
condition is tested at the start of the Loop, the block of code does not execute if the
condition is met initially itself (and the loop does not run even once) whereas if the
condition is tested at the end, the Loop runs atleast once.

The Do Until … Loop Statements (The condition is tested at the start, in this
Loop)

Do Until [Condition]

[block of code]

Loop

The Do … Loop Until Statements (The condition is tested at the end, in this
Loop)

Do

[block of code]

Loop Until [Condition]

These two statements are explained with the help of examples.

Example 1:

Sub doUntil1()
'Colors the empty cells yellow, until a non-empty cell is encountered. If the first cell is
not empty, the code will not execute because the condition of "Not Empty" is
mentioned at the start of the loop.
Dim rowNo As Integer
rowNo = 1
Do Until Not IsEmpty(Cells(rowNo, 1))
Cells(rowNo, 1).Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 0)
rowNo = rowNo + 1
Loop

End Sub

Example 2:

Sub doUntil2()
'Colors the empty cells yellow, until a non-empty cell is encountered. If the first cell is
not empty, the code will still execute atleast once because the condition of "Not
Empty" is mentioned at the end of the loop.

Dim rowNo As Integer

rowNo = 1
Do
Cells(rowNo, 1).Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 0)
rowNo = rowNo + 1
Loop Until Not IsEmpty(Cells(rowNo, 1))

End Sub

The Exit Do Statement

You can exit the Do Until Loop early, without completing the full cycle, by using
the Exit Do statement. It is similar to as in the Do While Loop, mentioned above.

Image 1

Sub loopExample1()
'enter +ive and -ive numbers alternatively, in a column. Refer Image 1.
Dim n As Integer
For n = 1 To 10 Step 2
ActiveSheet.Cells(n, 1) = n * 2
Next n
For n = 2 To 10 Step 2
ActiveSheet.Cells(n, 1) = n * -2
Next n
End Sub

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Sub loopExample2()
'enter numbers in even rows only. Refer Image 2.

Dim n As Integer
n=1
Do While n < 11
If n Mod 2 = 0 Then
ActiveSheet.Cells(n, 1) = n * 3
End If
n=n+1
Loop

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx1()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 3.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

'indicates number of rows
For iRow = 1 To 5
'each row is having number of digits which equal to the row number
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & iRow
Next n
'to avoid creating line feed after the fifth row
If iRow < 5 Then
strText = strText & vbCrLf
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A15") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx2()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 4.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

'indicates number of rows
iRow = 5
'each row is having equal number of digits as the row number
For n = 1 To iRow
'to avoid creating line feed after the last row
If n < iRow Then
'the VBA "String" function creates a string consisting of a single character repeated a
specified number of times. Note that the VBA function of Format() returns a
string/text value.
strText = strText & String(n, Format(n, "0")) & vbCrLf
Else
strText = strText & String(n, Format(n, "0"))
End If
Next n
ActiveSheet.Range("A17") = strText
'MsgBox strText
End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx3()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 5.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

For iRow = 1 To 5
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & iRow * 2 - 1
Next n
If iRow < 5 Then
'Chr(10) provides line feed/new line
strText = strText & Chr(10)
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A21") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx4()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 6.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

For iRow = 5 To 1 Step -1
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & iRow
Next n
If iRow > 1 Then
strText = strText & vbCrLf
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A23") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx5()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 7.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, m As Integer, strText As String

For iRow = 1 To 5
m = iRow
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & m & " "
m=m+1
Next n
If iRow < 5 Then
strText = strText & vbCrLf
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A25") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx6()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 8.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, m As Integer, strText As String

m=1
For iRow = 1 To 4
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & m & " "
m=m+1
Next n
If iRow < 4 Then
strText = strText & vbCrLf
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A27") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx7()
'Create a number pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 9.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, m As Integer, strText As String

For iRow = 1 To 5
m = iRow
For n = 1 To iRow
strText = strText & m & " "
m=m+2
Next n
If iRow < 5 Then
strText = strText & vbCrLf
End If
Next iRow
ActiveSheet.Range("A29") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx8()
'Create a pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 10.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

iRow = 5
For n = 1 To iRow
'to avoid creating line feed after the last row
If n < iRow Then
'the VBA "String" function creates a string consisting of a single character repeated a
specified number of times. Chr(10) provides line feed/new line.
strText = strText & String(n, "#") & Chr(10)
Else
strText = strText & String(n, "#")
End If
Next
ActiveSheet.Range("A31") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub

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Sub pyramidEx9()
'Create a pyramid with VBA loops. Refer Image 11.

Dim iRow As Integer, n As Integer, strText As String

iRow = 5
For n = 1 To iRow * 2 Step 2
iRow = iRow - 1
If n < 8 Then
strText = strText & String(iRow, "-") & String(n, "*") & vbCrLf
Else
strText = strText & String(iRow, "-") & String(n, "*")
End If
Next
ActiveSheet.Range("A33") = strText
'MsgBox strText

End Sub
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Sub palindromeCheck1()
'Code to check if string is a Palindrome. A palindrome is a word, phrase, number,
line or sequence that reads the same forward as it does backward.
'Note: Code does not differentiate upper and lower case, and does not ignore
spacing.
'This code divides the text length by 2 and checks letters on each side with the other,
to determine if text is Palindrome or not.

Dim strText As String, n As Integer

strText = "Racecar"
'remove this line to make the check case-sensitive
strText = UCase(strText)
'divide text length by 2 to check letters on each side with the other
For n = 1 To Len(strText) / 2
If Mid(strText, n, 1) <> Mid(strText, Len(strText) - n + 1, 1) Then
MsgBox "Not a Palindrome"
Exit Sub
End If
Next n
MsgBox "Palindrome"

End Sub

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Sub palindromeCheck2()
'Code to check if string is a Palindrome. A palindrome is a word, phrase, number,
line or sequence that reads the same forward as it does backward.
'Note: Code does not differentiate upper and lower case, and does not ignore
spacing.
'This code builds the reverse text and checks the original and reverse texts, to
determine if Palindrome or not.

Dim strText As String, revText as String, n As Integer

strText = "Level"
'remove this line to make the check case-sensitive
strText = LCase(strText)
revText = ""

For n = Len(strText) To 1 Step -1

'building the reverse text to compare with original text
revText = revText & Mid(strText, n, 1)
Next n
If strText = revText Then
MsgBox "Palindrome"
Else
MsgBox "Not a Palindrome"
End If

End Sub

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While_wend loop:

In a While…Wend loop, if the condition is True, all the statements are executed until the
Wend keyword is encountered.

If the condition is false, the loop is exited and the control jumps to the very next statement
after the Wend keyword.

Syntax
Following is the syntax of a While..Wend loop in VBA.

While condition(s)
[statements 1]
[statements 2]
...
[statements n]
Wend

Sub whiledemo()

Dim i As Integer, itotal As Integer

i=1

itotal = 0

While i < 10

itotal = i + itotal

i=i+1

Wend

MsgBox itotal

End Sub