Deftype

Syntax

Def{Bool|Cur|Date|Dbl|Int|Lng|Obj|Sng|Str|Var} letterrange[, ...]

Description

Define untyped variables as:

• DefBool - Boolean

• DefByte - Byte

• DefCur - Currency

• DefDate - Date

• DefDbl - Double

• DefInt - Integer

• DefLng - Long

• DefObj - Object

• DefSng - Single

• DefStr - String

• DefVar - Variant

Parameter	Description
letterrange	letter, or letter-letter: A letter is one of A to Z. When letter-letter is used, the first letter must be alphabetically before the second letter. Variable names that begin with a letter in this range default to declared type. If a variable name begins with a letter not specific in any letterrange then the variable is a Variant. The letterranges are not allowed to overlap.

See Also

Option Explicit.

Example

DefInt A,C-W,Y' integer

DefBool B ' boolean

DefStr X ' string

' all others are variant

Sub Main

B = 1 ' B is an boolean

Debug.Print B ' True

X = "A" ' X is a string

Debug.Print X '"A"

Z = 1 ' Z is a variant (anything)

Debug.Print Z ' 1

Z = "Z"

Debug.Print Z '"Z"

End Sub