anyway to check if a variable is a certain data type in VB6.0?

[HardTech]

like..

if (variable) = <integer> Then

is there any way to go about doing this?

 

[Descartes]

There is no way to discern type of primitives (Integer, Long, Short, Boolean, ...) in such a manner. This is in stark contrast in "true" OO languages.

You can, however, discern the type of classes/user-defined interfaces using the following syntax:

Dim yourObject As New YourClass

If TypeOf yourObject Is YourClass Then
' ...

HTH

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: Descartes
There is no way to discern type of primitives (Integer, Long, Short, Boolean, ...) in such a manner. This is in stark contrast in "true" OO languages.

You can, however, discern the type of classes/user-defined interfaces using the following syntax:

Dim yourObject As New YourClass

If TypeOf yourObject Is YourClass Then
' ...

HTH

Sorry, that's wrong 🙂

Use the TypeName function which returns the variable's type.
If you did "Dim x As Integer", then "MsgBox (TypeName (x))" will pop up a message box saying "Integer".