Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksAdd to bookBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== VARIANT ====== Variant data type used in COM communications (e.g. scripting). Parameters of this type, can hold object in any simple data type (integer, boolean, string etc) or an object (pointer to interface). Normally VARIANT used for parameters that: * **INPUT** - can be left empty (input) or accept input of object in different types * **OUTPUT** - that can return result values of different types Actual data type corresponding to **VARIANT** depends on language in which you consume API: ^ Language ^ Data Type^ | C++ | VARIANT -> CComVariant, _variant_t | | JavaScript | Any | | VisualBasic Script | Any |