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# TypeName Function; VarType Function

Returns a string (TypeName) or a numeric value (VarType) that contains information for a variable.

### Syntax:

    TypeName (Variable) / VarType (Variable)

### Return value:

String; Integer

### Parameters:

Variable: The variable that you want to determine the type of. You can use the following values:

Keyword | Named constant | VarType | Variable type
--- | --- | --- | ---
Boolean |  | 11 | متغيرات منطقية
Byte |  | 17 | Byte variable
Date | V_DATE | 7 | متغيرات التاريخ
Currency | V_CURRENCY | 6 | Currency variable
Double | V_DOUBLE | 5 | Double floating point variable
Integer | V_INTEGER | 2 | متغيرات الأعداد الصحيحة
Long | V_LONG | 3 | متغيرات الأعداد الصحيحة الطويلة
Object |  | 9 | Object variable
Single | V_SINGLE | 4 | Single floating-point variable
String | V_STRING | 8 | استخدام المتغيرات
Variant |  | 12 | Variant variable (can contain all types specified by the definition)
Empty | V_EMPTY | 0 | Variable is not initialized
Null | V_NULL | 1 | No valid data

### Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

### Example:

    Sub ExampleType
    Dim iVar As Integer
    Dim sVar As String
    Dim siVar As Single
    Dim dVar As Double
    Dim bVar As Boolean
    Dim lVar As Long
    Dim cVar as Currency
    Dim tVar as Date
     MsgBox TypeName(iVar) & " " & VarType(iVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(sVar) & " " & VarType(sVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(siVar) & " " & VarType(siVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(dVar) & " " & VarType(dVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(bVar) & " " & VarType(bVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(cVar) & " " & VarType(cVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(tVar) & " " & VarType(tVar) & Chr(13) &_
     TypeName(lVar) & " " & VarType(lVar),0,"Some types In LibreOffice Basic"
    End Sub