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Variant

Description

The Variant class implements properties and methods of the Variant data type, and also variables that have this data type.

Static Properties of the Variant Class

	Property name	Brief description
	MissingParam	The MissingParam property returns missing value.
	Empty	The Empty property returns empty value.

Static Methods of the Variant Class

	Method name	Brief description
	CreateObject	The CreateObject method creates an application instance according to the specified programmatic identifier.
	GetActiveObject	The GetActiveObject method gives access to the running instance of the application.

Properties of Variables of the Variant Type

	Property name	Brief description
	IsEmpty	The IsEmpty property returns whether the variable contains empty value.
	IsNull	The IsNull property returns whether value is absent in the variable.
	VarType	The VarType property returns the data type, to which the variable value belongs.

Methods of Variables of the Variant Type

	Method name	Brief description
	GetProperty	The GetProperty method enables the user to get the value of the specified property of the object stored in the variable.
	GetPropertyEx	The GetPropertyEx method enables the user to get the value of the specified property of the object stored in the variable, using additional parameters.
	Invoke	The Invoke method enables the user to execute the method for the object stored in the variable.
	SetProperty	The SetProperty method enables the user to set the value for the property of the object stored in the variable.
	SetPropertyEx	The SetPropertyEx method enables the user to set the value of the specified property of the object stored in the variable, using additional parameters.

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System Assembly Classes