VarType

VarType(variable)

Description

VarType returns an integer that indicates the type of a variable. The required parameter, variable, is any variable that doesn't contain a user-defined type.

When variable is an array, the value returned is equal to the array constant plus the constant that specifies the element-type.

Table 25: VarType return values

Constant	Value	Description
vbEmpty	0	Empty
vbNull	1	Null
vbInteger	2	Integer
vbLong	3	Long
vbSingle	4	Single-precision floating-point
vbDouble	5	Double-precision floating-point
vbCurrency	6	Currency
vbDate	7	Date
vbString	8	String
vbObject	9	Object
vbError	10	Error
vbBoolean	11	Boolean
vbVariant	12	Variant
vbDataObject	13	Data-access Object
vbByte	17	Byte
vbArray	8192	Array

Example (Basic)

Rem VarType Example
'VarType returns variable type as an integer
Dim nInteger, nSingle
nInteger = CInt(44)
Print 44 & " is VarType " & VarType(nInteger)
nSingle = CSNG(99.44)
Print 99.44 & "isVarType" & VarType(nSingle)

Example (JavsScript)

// VarType Example
/* VarType returns variable type as an integer */

function VarType(o) {
  var varTypes= {
    'undefined'        : 0,
    '[object null]'    : 1,
    'number'           : 2,
    '[object Date]'    : 7,
    'string'           : 8,
    '[object Error]'   : 10,
    'boolean'          : 11,
    '[object Array]'   : 8192
  },
  TOSTRING = Object.prototype.toString;

  if (varTypes[typeof o] || varTypes[TOSTRING.call(o)] || (o ? 'object' : 'null')==2) {
    if (o.toString().indexOf('.')>-1) { return 5; } //JavaScript only deals with doubles, not singles
  }
  if (o==null) { return 1; }
  return varTypes[typeof o] || varTypes[TOSTRING.call(o)] || (o ? 'object' : 'null');
};

var nInteger, nSingle;
nInteger = parseInt(44);
NSB.Print nInteger.toString() + " is VarType " + VarType(nInteger);
nSingle = parseFloat(99.44);
NSB.Print nSingle.toString() + " is VarType " + VarType(nSingle);

Output

44 is VarType 2
99.44 is VarType 4

Related Items

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