TypeName

TypeName(variable)

Description

TypeName returns a string specifying the type of a variable. The required parameter, variable, is any variable.

Table 24: TypeName return values

Return value	Description
boolean	Boolean value
currency	Currency value
date	Date value
double	Double-precision floating-point value
integer	Integer value
object	Generic object
string	String value
array	Array

Example (Basic)

Rem TypeName Example
'TypeName returns variable type as a string
Dim nInteger, nSingle
nInteger = CInt(44)
Print 44 & " is a/an " & TypeName(nInteger)
nSingle = CSng(99.44)
Print 99.44 & " is a/an " & TypeName(nSingle)

Output

44 is a/an integer
99.44 is a/an double

Related Items

Is, VarType