INF: Sample Function to Return Variable's Data Type NameArticle ID: Q109945
SUMMARY
The built-in VarType() function returns a value that indicates a variable's data type. This article describes a sample Access Basic function you can use to return the data type's name. This article assumes that you are familiar with Access Basic and with creating Microsoft Access applications using the programming tools provided with Microsoft Access. For more information on Access Basic, please refer to the "Introduction to Programming" manual in Microsoft Access version 1.x, or the "Building Applications" manual, Chapter 3, "Introducing Access Basic," in version 2.0. MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: In the following sample code, an underscore (_) is used as a line- continuation character. Remove the underscore from the end of the line when re-creating this code in Access Basic. '****************************************************** 'Declarations Section of Module '****************************************************** Option Explicit '====================================================== ' Purpose: To return the data type name. ' Accepts: A data type value. '====================================================== Function DataTypeName (MyValue) DataTypeName = Choose(VarType(MyValue) + 1, "Empty", _ "Null", "Integer", "Long", "Single", "Double", _ "Currency", "Date", "String") End Function To try the DataTypeName() function, type the following line in the module's Immediate window, and then press ENTER: ? DataTypeName(2) REFERENCES Microsoft Access "Language Reference," version 1.0, "Choose Function," page 65, and "VarType Function," page 494 |
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