XL98: How to Remove All Items from a ListBox or ComboBox

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. On Sheet1, type the following values:

   A1: Alpha
   A2: Bravo
   A3: Charlie
   A4: Delta
   A5: Echo

3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).
4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
5. Double-click the UserForm to open the Code window for the UserForm.
6. In the module, type the following code for the UserForm Initialize event:

          Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
   
             ' Populate the ListBox.
             ListBox1.List = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A5").Value
          End Sub
   
        This procedure populates ListBox1 when the UserForm is loaded.
   						

7. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.
8. Draw a CommandButton control on the UserForm.
9. Double-click the CommandButton to open the Code window for the CommandButton.
10. In the module, type the following code for the CommandButton Click event:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
               Dim i As Integer
    
               For i = 1 To ListBox1.ListCount
    
                   'Remove an item from the ListBox.
                   ListBox1.RemoveItem 0
    
               Next i
           End Sub
    
         This Visual Basic procedure removes all of the items from ListBox1.
    						

11. Run the UserForm.
12. Click the CommandButton.

All of the items are removed from ListBox1.