Criteria Property

Returns the Criteria object for the specified filter. Use the Add method of the Criteria object returned by this property to add criteria to a Filter object. Read-only.

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Filter object.

Example

This example turns on the AutoFilter for the range A1:C20, sets filters for columns A and C, and then applies the filters.

Sub Apply_AutoFilter()
    Dim afFilters
    Dim afCol1
    Dim afCol3
   
    ' Turn on AutoFilter.
    Spreadsheet1.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:C20").AutoFilter
   
    ' Set a variable to the AutoFilter object
    Set afFilters = Spreadsheet1.Worksheets("sheet1").AutoFilter
   
    Set afCol1 = afFilters.Filters(1)
    Set afCol3 = afFilters.Filters(3)
   
    ' Add a criteria that excludes blue from column A.
    afCol1.Criteria.Add "blue"
   
    ' Add a criteria that excludes green from column A.
    afCol1.Criteria.Add "green"
   
    ' Add a criteria that excludes yellow from column c.
    afCol3.Criteria.Add "yellow"
   
    'Apply the criteria
    afFilters.Apply
End Sub