Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
TypeName Function
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Description
Returns a string that provides Variant subtype information about a variable.

Syntax

TypeName(varname)

The required varname argument can be any variable.

Return Values
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


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