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  <bookmark_value>TypeName function</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>VarType function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3143267" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03103600.xhp" name="TypeName Function; VarType Function">TypeName Function; VarType Function</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3159157" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Returns a string (TypeName) or a numeric value (VarType) that contains information for a variable.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153825" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
<bascode>
<paragraph id="par_id3155341" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">TypeName (Variable) / VarType (Variable)</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3145610" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3148947" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">String; Integer</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3146795" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3148664" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Variable:</emph> The variable that you want to determine the type of. You can use the following values:</paragraph>

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<paragraph id="hd_id3149338" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1340870000" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleType</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340868768" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim iVar As Integer</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340867536" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim sVar As String</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340866304" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim siVar As Single</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340865072" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim dVar As Double</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340863840" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim bVar As Boolean</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340862608" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim lVar As Long</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id051620170608333887" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim cVar as Currency</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id051620170608333925" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim tVar as Date</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340861376" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox TypeName(iVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(iVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340860032" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(sVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(sVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340858736" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(siVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(siVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340857424" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(dVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(dVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340856128" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(bVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(bVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id051620170608339345" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(cVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(cVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id051620170608347372" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(tVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(tVar) &amp; Chr(13) &amp;_</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3148817" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> TypeName(lVar) &amp; " " &amp; VarType(lVar),0,"Some types In $[officename] Basic"</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340852896" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">End Sub</paragraph>
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