Vbs Tutorial: function-typename Function

Typename Function

Returns a string that providesVariantChild type information.

Typename (Varname)

MandatoryVarnameParameter, which can be any variable.

Return Value

TypenameThe function return value is as follows:

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	String Value
Boolean	Boolean value;TrueOrFalse
Empty	Not initialized
Null	No valid data
<Object type>	Actual object type name
Object	General Object
Unknown	Unknown Object Type
Nothing	Object variables of the object instance have not been referenced
Error	Error

Description

The following example usesTypenameVariable information returned by the function:

 
Dim arrayvar (4), mytypenullvar = null'AssignNullValue.Mytype =Typename ("VBScript")'Return"String".Mytype =Typename (4)'Return"Integer".Mytype =Typename (37.50)'Return"Double".Mytype =Typename (Nullvar)'Return"Null".Mytype =Typename (Arrayvar)'Return"Variant ()".