VarType
Determines the data type of a Variant variable.
The required VarName argument is a Variant containing any variable (except user-defined type).
Syntax
VarType(VarName)
VarName:
A string representing a valid variable name.
Return Value
These are the return values:
|
Return Value |
Data Type |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Empty |
|
1 |
Null |
|
2 |
Integer |
|
3 |
Long |
|
4 |
Single |
|
5 |
Double |
|
6 |
Not Applicable |
|
7 |
Date/Time |
|
8 |
String |
Related Functions
IsDate | IsEmpty | IsNull | IsNumeric
Example
Dim IntVar, StrVar, DateVar, MyCheck
' Initialize variables.
IntVar = 459
StrVar = "Hello World"
DateVar = #2/12/69#
MyCheck = VarType(IntVar) ' Returns 2.
MyCheck = VarType(DateVar) ' Returns 7.
MyCheck = VarType(StrVar) ' Returns 8.