VARTYPE( ) Function

Returns the data type of an expression.

VARTYPE(eExpression [, lNullDataType])

• eExpression
  Specifies the expression for which the data type is returned. VARTYPE( ) returns a single character indicating the data type of the expression.

  The following table lists the characters that VARTYPE( ) returns for each data type.

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  Return value	Data type
  C	Character, Memo, Varchar, Varchar (Binary)
  D	Date
  G	General
  L	Logical
  N	Numeric, Float, Double, or Integer
  O	Object
  Q	Blob, Varbinary
  T	DateTime
  U	Unknown or variable does not exist
  X	Null
  Y	Currency

• lNullDataType
  Specifies whether VARTYPE( ) returns the data type when eExpression contains the null value.

  The following table lists the values of lNullDataType.

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  lNullDataType	Description
  True (.T.)	Return data type for eExpression.
  False (.F.) or omitted	Return 'X' to indicate eExpression contains a null value.

Character. VARTYPE( ) returns a character representing the data type of the specified expression.

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