VariantType Enumeration
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Indicates the type of a variant object, returned by the VarType function.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Enumeration VariantType
public enum VariantType
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Empty | Null reference. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbEmpty. | |
| Null | Null object. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbNull. | |
| Short | Short . (-32,768 through 32,767.) | |
| Integer | Integer . (-2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbInteger. | |
| Single | Single . (-3.402823E+38 through -1.401298E-45 for negative values; 1.401298E-45 through 3.402823E+38 for positive values.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbSingle. | |
| Double | Double . (-1.79769313486231E+308 through -4.94065645841247E-324 for negative values; 4.94065645841247E-324 through 1.79769313486231E+308 for positive values.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDouble. | |
| Currency | Currency. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbCurrency. | |
| Date | Date . (0:00:00 on January 1, 0001 through 11:59:59 PM on December 31, 9999.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDate. | |
| String | String . (0 to approximately 2 billion Unicode characters.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbString. | |
| Object | Any type can be stored in a variable of type Object. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbObject. | |
| Error | System.Exception | |
| Boolean | Boolean . (True or False.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbBoolean. | |
| Variant | Variant . This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbVariant. | |
| DataObject | DataObject. | |
| Decimal | Decimal . (0 through +/-79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335 with no decimal point; 0 through +/-7.9228162514264337593543950335 with 28 places to the right of the decimal; smallest non-zero number is +/-0.0000000000000000000000000001.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbDecimal. | |
| Byte | Byte . (0 through 255.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbByte. | |
| Char | Char . (0 through 65535.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbChar. | |
| Long | Long . (-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 through 9,223,372,036,854,775,807.) This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbLong. | |
| UserDefinedType | User-defined type. Each member of the structure has a range determined by its data type and independent of the ranges of the other members. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbUserDefinedType. | |
| Array | Array. This member is equivalent to the Visual Basic constant vbArray. |
Remarks
When you call the VarType function, you can use enumeration members in your code in place of the actual values.
The VariantType enumeration defines constants used to identify possible Variant types. The following table lists the VariantType enumeration members.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.