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Versioned.TypeName Method

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Returns a string value containing data type information about a variable.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function TypeName ( _
    Expression As Object _
) As String

public static string TypeName(
    Object Expression
)

Parameters

  • Expression
    Type: System.Object
    Required. Object variable. If Option Strict is Off, you can pass a variable of any data type except a structure.

Return Value

Type: System.String
Returns a string value containing data type information about a variable.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.