IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8.5
  Versions 8.5 and 8.5.1

Examples: Variant data type

' Explicitly declare a Variant variable.

Dim someV As Variant

' Use the Variant variable to hold a Currency value.

Dim price As Currency

price@ = 20.00

someV = price@

Print DataType(someV)   ' Prints 6 (Currency)

' Use the Variant variable to hold an object reference.

Class Product

   Sub Sell(toCustomer)

      ' ...

   End Sub

End Class

Dim knife As New Product

Set someV = knife

Call someV.Sell("Joe Smith")   ' Calls Product method

' Use the Variant variable to hold an array.

Dim salesArray()

ReDim salesArray(3)

salesArray(1) = 200

salesArray(2) = 350

salesArray(3) = 10

someV = salesArray

Print someV(1)       ' Prints 200

' Use the Variant variable to hold a list.

Dim customerList List

customerList("one") = "Butcher"

customerList("two") = "Baker"

someV = customerList

Print someV("one")   ' Prints Butcher

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