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