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Description

Returns a value indicating the subtype of a variable.

Syntax

VarType(varname)

The varname argument can be any variable.

Return Values

The VarType function returns the following values:

Constant Value Description

vbEmpty 0 Empty (uninitialized)

vbNull 1 Null (no valid data)

vbInteger 2 Integer

vbLong 3 Long integer

vbSingle 4 Single-precision floating-point number

vbDouble 5 Double-precision floating-point number

vbCurrency 6 Currency

vbDate 7 Date

vbString 8 String

vbObject 9 Automation object

vbError 10 Error

vbBoolean 11 Boolean

vbVariant 12 Variant (used only with arrays of Variants)

vbDataObject 13 A data-access object

vbByte 17 Byte

vbArray 8192 Array

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Note These constants are specified by VBScript. As a result, the names can be used anywhere in your code in place of the actual values.

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Remarks

The VarType function never returns the value for Array by itself. It is always added to some other value to indicate an array of a particular type. The value for Variant is only returned when it has been added to the value for Array to indicate that the argument to the VarType function is an array. For example, the value returned for an array of integers is calculated as 2 + 8192, or 8194. If an object has a default property, VarType (object) returns the type of its default property.

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