Returns a string that provides Variant subtype information about a variable.
TypeName(varname)
The required varname argument can be any variable.
The TypeName function has the following return values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Byte | Byte value |
| Integer | Integer value |
| Long | Long integer value |
| Single | Single-precision floating-point value |
| Double | Double-precision floating-point value |
| Currency | Currency value |
| Decimal | Decimal value |
| Date | Date or time value |
| String | Character string value |
| Boolean | Boolean value; True or False |
| Empty | Unitialized |
| Null | No valid data |
| <object type> | Actual type name of an object |
| Object | Generic object |
| Unknown | Unknown object type |
| Nothing | Object variable that doesn't yet refer to an object instance |
| Error | Error |
The following example uses the TypeName function to return information about a variable:
Dim ArrayVar(4), MyType NullVar = Null ' Assign Null value. MyType =TypeName("VBScript")' Returns "String". MyType =TypeName(4)' Returns "Integer". MyType =TypeName(37.50)' Returns "Double". MyType =TypeName(NullVar)' Returns "Null". MyType =TypeName(ArrayVar)' Returns "Variant()".
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