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Description

Returns a string that provides Variant subtype information about a variable.

Syntax

TypeName(varname)

The required varname argument can be any variable.

Return Values

The TypeName function has the following return values:

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	Character string value
Boolean	Boolean value; True or False
Empty	Unitialized
Null	No valid data
<object type>	Actual type name of an object
Object	Generic object
Unknown	Unknown object type
Nothing	Object variable that doesn't yet refer to an object instance
Error	Error

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