What is the difference between =Empty and IsEmpty() in VBA (Excel)?

Question

I have used the following VBA code:

Do While .Cell(i,1) <> Empty
  ' doing things
  i = i+1
Loop

to iterate through columns (with Double/Integer values) in Excel. Then I found a case where the test evaluates to False whenever the value of the cell is 0. I have no idea what the difference is between this case and the working ones.

If I change the test to:

Do While Not IsEmpty(.Cell(i,1))
  ..
Loop

it works fine. So my question is: What is the difference between how IsEmpty() and =Empty is evaluated? In what cases will =Empty evaluate to True for cells with value 0?

Answer 1

Empty refers to a variable being at its default value. So if you check if a cell with a value of 0 = Empty then it would return true.

IsEmpty refers to no value being initialized.

In a nutshell, if you want to see if a cell is empty (as in nothing exists in its value) then use IsEmpty. If you want to see if something is currently in its default value then use Empty.