How to Write a Case Statement in VBA (With Example)

A case statement is a type of statement that goes through conditions and returns a value when the first condition is met.

You can use the following basic syntax to write a case statement in VBA:

Sub CaseStatement()

    Dim i As Integer

    For i = 2 To 9
    
        Select Case Range("B" & i).Value
            Case Is >= 30
                result = "Great"
            Case Is >= 20
                result = "Good"
            Case Is >= 15
                result = "OK"
            Case Else
                result = "Bad"
        End Select
        
        Range("C" & i).Value = result
        
    Next i
    
End Sub

This particular example looks at each cell in the range B2:B9 and returns the following values in the range C2:C9:

“Great” if the value in column B is greater than or equal to 30.
Else, “Good” if the value in column B is greater than or equal to 20.
Else, “OK” if the value in column B is greater than or equal to 15.
Else, “Bad” if none of the previous conditions are met.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: Writing a Case Statement in VBA

Suppose we have the following dataset in Excel that shows the number of points scored by various basketball players:

Suppose we would like to write a case statement to assign a value of Great, Good, OK or Bad to each player based on their number of points scored.

We can create the following macro to do so:

Sub CaseStatement()

    Dim i As Integer

    For i = 2 To 9
    
        Select Case Range("B" & i).Value
            Case Is >= 30
                result = "Great"
            Case Is >= 20
                result = "Good"
            Case Is >= 15
                result = "OK"
            Case Else
                result = "Bad"
        End Select
        
        Range("C" & i).Value = result
        
    Next i
    
End Sub