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Q7011 What Is The Variant Datatype?

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The Variant datatype can contain a wide array of subtypes, thus, the programmer need not worry about making sure that certain variables are capable of supporting a specific type of data. The following table shows the subtypes of data that a Variant can contain.

Subtype Description
Empty Variant is uninitialized. Value is 0 for numeric variables or a zero-length string ("") for string variables.
Null Variant intentionally contains no valid data.
Boolean Contains either True or False.
Byte Contains integer in the range 0 to 255.
Integer Contains integer in the range -32,768 to 32,767.
Currency -922,337,203,685,477.5808 to 922,337,203,685,477.5807.
Long Contains integer in the range -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.
Single Contains a single-precision, floating-point number in the range -3.402823E38 to -1.401298E-45 for negative values; 1.401298E-45 to 3.402823E38 for positive values.
Double Contains a double-precision, floating-point number in the range -1.79769313486232E308 to -4.94065645841247E-324 for negative values; 4.94065645841247E-324 to 1.79769313486232E308 for positive values.
Date (Time) Contains a number that represents a date between January 1, 100 to December 31, 9999.
String Contains a variable-length string that can be up to approximately 2 billion characters in length.
Object Contains an object.
Error Contains an error number.

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