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Syntax
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VarType
(variable)
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Description
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Returns an
Integer
representing the type of data in variable.
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Comments
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The variable parameter is the name of any
Variant
.
The following table shows the different values that can be returned by
VarType
:
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Value
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Constant
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Data Type
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0
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ebEmpty
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Uninitialized
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1
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ebNull
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No valid data
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2
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ebInteger
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Integer
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3
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ebLong
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Long
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4
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ebSingle
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Single
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5
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ebDouble
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Double
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6
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ebCurrency
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Currency
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7
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ebDate
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Date
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8
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ebString
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String
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9
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ebObject
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Object (OLE automation object)
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10
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ebError
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User-defined error
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11
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ebBoolean
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Boolean
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12
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ebVariant
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Variant (not returned by this function)
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13
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ebDataObject
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Non-OLE automation object
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Comments
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When passed an object, the
VarType
function returns the type of the default property of that object. If the object has no default property, then either
ebObject
or
ebDataObject
is returned, depending on the type of variable.
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Example
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Sub Main()
Dim v As Variant
v = 5& 'Set v to a Long.
If VarType(v) = ebInteger Then
Msgbox "v is an Integer."
ElseIf VarType(v) = ebLong Then
Msgbox "v is a Long."
End If
End Sub
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See Also
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Empty (constant); Null (constant); Variant (data type).
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