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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 values:

String; Integer

## Parameter

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

key word | Named constant | VarType | Variable type
Boolean |  | 11 | Boolean variable
Date | V_DATE | 7 | Date variable
Currency | V_CURRENCY | 6 | Currency variable
Double | V_DOUBLE | 5 | Double floating point variable
Integer | V_INTEGER | 2 | Integer variable
Long | V_LONG | 3 | Long integer variable
Object |  | 9 | Object variable
Single | V_SINGLE | 4 | Single floating-point variable
String | V_STRING | 8 | String variable
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