Do nothing in vba - vba

Question

Is there an equivalent to python "pass" in VBA to simply do nothing in the code?
for example:
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
If ws.Name = "Navy Reqs" Then
ws.Select
nReqs = get_num_rows
Cells(1, 1).Select
If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode Then Cells.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter
ElseIf ws.Name = "temp" Then
pass
Else
ws.Select
nShips = get_num_rows
End If
Next
I get an error here that pass is not defined. Thanks.

Answer 1

just remove pass and re run the code. VBA will be happy to accept that I believe

Answer 2

Don't include any statements:
Sub qwerty()
If 1 = 3 Then
Else
MsgBox "1 does not equal 3"
End If
End Sub

Answer 3

Just leave it blank. You can also use a Select statement, it's easier to read.
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
Select Case ws.Name
Case "Navy Reqs":
'...
Case "temp":
'do nothing
Case Else:
'...
End Select
Next

Answer 4

Write code that does what it says, and says what it does.
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
If ws.Name = "Navy Reqs" Then
ws.Select
nReqs = get_num_rows
Cells(1, 1).Select
If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode Then Cells.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter
Else If ws.Name <> "temp" Then
ws.Select
nShips = get_num_rows
End If
Next
That's all you need. An instruction that means "here's some useless code" does not exist in VBA.
You want comments that say why, not what - a comment that says 'do nothing is the exact opposite of that. Don't write no-op code, it's pure noise.
Assuming Python's pass works like C#'s continue statement and skips to the next iteration, then the VBA equivalent is the one and only legitimate use of a GoTo jump:
For ...
If ... Then GoTo Skip
...
Skip:
Next

Answer 5

This code shows an IF test that keeps searching unless it gets a match.
Function EXCAT(Desc)
Dim txt() As String
' Split the string at the space characters.
txt() = Split(Desc)
For i = 0 To UBound(txt)
EXCAT = Application.VLookup(txt(i), Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("Dept"), 2, False)
If IsError(EXCAT) Then Else Exit Function
Next
' watch this space for composite word seach
EXCAT = "- - tba - -"
End Function

Answer 6

I coded in COBOL for many years and the equivalent 'do nothing' statement is NEXT SENTENCE.
In VBA, I find myself creating a dummy variable (sometimes a global) dim dummy as integer and then when I need that 'do nothing' action in an If..Then..Else I put in a line of code: dummy = 0.

Answer 7

This is actually a legit question. I want to run a debug routine that stops when a certain critical value is, say, 8, i.e., set break point at x = 8 and then step through line by line. So the following construct is useful:
Select Case x
Case 21
'do nothing
Case 8
'do nothing
Case 14
'do nothing
Case 9
'do nothing
End Select
Since you can't put a break point on a comment, an actual statement is needed.
You also can't put a break point on the Case statements because that gets executed every time.
Obviously anything here is OK e.g., x=x, but it would be nice to have something formal like pass.
But I've been using x=x.

Answer 8

Most languages have a "null" or "empty" statement like Python's pass. These statements have evolved because they are practically useful, and in some grammars, necessary. For example, as others have suggested, null statements can serve as side-effect free anchors for a debugger.
I use:
Debug.Assert True
Note that if your use case is to set a conditional breakpoint, you may find Stop more useful, as in:
If targetShape.Type = msoAutoShape Then
Stop
End