Variant.Type (com4j Parent 2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<Variant.Type>
- - com4j.Variant.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

ComEnum, Serializable, Comparable<Variant.Type>

Enclosing class:

Variant
```
public static enum Variant.Type
extends Enum<Variant.Type>
implements ComEnum
```
VARIANT type. This enum only defines constants that are legal for VARIANTs.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`NO_TYPE` This is not a variant type.
`VT_ARRAY_BOOL` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_BSTR` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_CY` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_DATE` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_DECIMAL` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_I1` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_I2` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_I4` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_INT` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_R4` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_R8` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_UI1` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_UI2` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_UI4` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_UINT` MSDN:
`VT_ARRAY_VARIANT` MSDN:
`VT_BOOL` MSDN:
`VT_BSTR` MSDN:
`VT_CY` MSDN:
`VT_DATE` MSDN:
`VT_DECIMAL` MSDN:
`VT_DISPATCH` MSDN:
`VT_EMPTY` MSDN:
`VT_ERROR` MSDN:
`VT_I1` MSDN:
`VT_I2` MSDN: A 2-byte integer value.
`VT_I4` MSDN: A 4-byte integer value.
`VT_I8` MSDN:
`VT_INT` MSDN:
`VT_NULL` MSDN:
`VT_R4` MSDN: An IEEE 4-byte real value.
`VT_R8` MSDN: An 8-byte IEEE real value.
`VT_RECORD` MSDN:
`VT_UI1` MSDN:
`VT_UI2` MSDN:
`VT_UI4` MSDN:
`VT_UINT` MSDN:
`VT_UNKNOWN` MSDN:
`VT_VARIANT` MSDN:

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`comEnumValue()` The integer assigned to this constant.
`static Variant.Type`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static Variant.Type[]`	`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - NO_TYPE
```
public static final Variant.Type NO_TYPE
```
    This is not a variant type. It indicates, that the type is unknown.
    Its name is NO_TYPE instead of something like UNKNOWN to make it more distinguishable from VT_UNKNOWN, which indicates that the Variant points to an IUnknown interface.
  - VT_EMPTY
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_EMPTY
```
    MSDN:
    No value was specified. If an optional argument to an Automation method is left blank, do not pass a VARIANT of type VT_EMPTY. Instead, pass a VARIANT of type VT_ERROR with a value of DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND.
  - VT_NULL
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_NULL
```
    MSDN:
    A propagating null value was specified. (This should not be confused with the null pointer.) The null value is used for tri-state logic, as with SQL.
  - VT_I2
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_I2
```
    MSDN: A 2-byte integer value.
  - VT_I4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_I4
```
    MSDN: A 4-byte integer value.
  - VT_R4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_R4
```
    MSDN: An IEEE 4-byte real value.
  - VT_R8
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_R8
```
    MSDN: An 8-byte IEEE real value.
  - VT_CY
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_CY
```
    MSDN:
    A currency value was specified. A currency number is stored as 64-bit (8-byte), two's complement integer, scaled by 10,000 to give a fixed-point number with 15 digits to the left of the decimal point and 4 digits to the right.
  - VT_DATE
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_DATE
```
    MSDN:
    A value denoting a date and time was specified. Dates are represented as double-precision numbers, where midnight, January 1, 1900 is 2.0, January 2, 1900 is 3.0, and so on. The value is passed in date.
    
    This is the same numbering system used by most spreadsheet programs, although some specify incorrectly that February 29, 1900 existed, and thus set January 1, 1900 to 1.0. The date can be converted to and from an MS-DOS representation using VariantTimeToDosDateTime, which is discussed in Conversion and Manipulation Functions.
  - VT_BSTR
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_BSTR
```
    MSDN:
    A string was passed; it is stored in bstrVal. This pointer must be obtained and freed by the BSTR functions, which are described in Conversion and Manipulation Functions.
  - VT_DISPATCH
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_DISPATCH
```
    MSDN:
    A pointer to an object was specified. This object is known only to implement IDispatch. The object can be queried as to whether it supports any other desired interface by calling QueryInterface on the object. Objects that do not implement IDispatch should be passed using VT_UNKNOWN.
  - VT_ERROR
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ERROR
```
    MSDN:
    An SCODE was specified. Generally, operations on error values should raise an exception or propagate the error to the return value, as appropriate.
  - VT_BOOL
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_BOOL
```
    MSDN:
    A 16 bit Boolean (True/False) value was specified. A value of 0xFFFF (all bits 1) indicates True; a value of 0 (all bits 0) indicates False. No other values are valid.
  - VT_VARIANT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_VARIANT
```
    MSDN:
    Invalid. VARIANTARGs must be passed by reference.
  - VT_UNKNOWN
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_UNKNOWN
```
    MSDN:
    A pointer to an object that implements the IUnknown interface is passed
  - VT_DECIMAL
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_DECIMAL
```
    MSDN:
    Decimal variables are stored as 96-bit (12-byte) unsigned integers scaled by a variable power of 10. VT_DECIMAL uses the entire 16 bytes of the Variant.
  - VT_I1
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_I1
```
    MSDN:
    A 1-byte character value is stored.
  - VT_UI1
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_UI1
```
    MSDN:
    An unsigned 1-byte character is stored.
  - VT_UI2
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_UI2
```
    MSDN:
    An unsigned 2-byte integer value is stored.
  - VT_UI4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_UI4
```
    MSDN:
    An unsigned 4-byte integer value is stored.
  - VT_I8
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_I8
```
    MSDN:
    A 8-byte integer value is stored in llVal. VT_I8 is not available in Windows Millennium Edition and earlier versions, or Windows 2000 and earlier versions.
  - VT_INT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_INT
```
    MSDN:
    An integer value is stored.
  - VT_UINT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_UINT
```
    MSDN:
    An unsigned integer value is stored.
  - VT_RECORD
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_RECORD
```
    MSDN:
  - VT_ARRAY_I2
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_I2
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_I2 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_I4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_I4
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_I4 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_R4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_R4
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_R4 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_R8
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_R8
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_R8 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_CY
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_CY
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_CY was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_DATE
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_DATE
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_DATE was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_BSTR
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_BSTR
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_BSTR was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_BOOL
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_BOOL
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_BOOL was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_VARIANT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_VARIANT
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_VARIANT was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_DECIMAL
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_DECIMAL
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_DECIMAL was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_I1
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_I1
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_I1 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_UI1
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_UI1
```
    MSDN:
  - VT_ARRAY_UI2
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_UI2
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_UI1 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_UI4
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_UI4
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_UI4 was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_INT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_INT
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_INT was passed.
  - VT_ARRAY_UINT
```
public static final Variant.Type VT_ARRAY_UINT
```
    MSDN:
    An array of data type VT_UINT was passed.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static Variant.Type[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
```
for (Variant.Type c : Variant.Type.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static Variant.Type valueOf(String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    the enum constant with the specified name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    NullPointerException - if the argument is null
  - comEnumValue
```
public int comEnumValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: ComEnum
    
    The integer assigned to this constant.
    
    Specified by:
    
    comEnumValue in interface ComEnum
    
    Returns:
    The value of the COM enumeration

Enum Variant.Type

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

NO_TYPE

VT_EMPTY

VT_NULL

VT_I2

VT_I4

VT_R4

VT_R8

VT_CY

VT_DATE

VT_BSTR

VT_DISPATCH

VT_ERROR

VT_BOOL

VT_VARIANT

VT_UNKNOWN

VT_DECIMAL

VT_I1

VT_UI1

VT_UI2

VT_UI4

VT_I8

VT_INT

VT_UINT

VT_RECORD

VT_ARRAY_I2

VT_ARRAY_I4

VT_ARRAY_R4

VT_ARRAY_R8

VT_ARRAY_CY

VT_ARRAY_DATE

VT_ARRAY_BSTR

VT_ARRAY_BOOL

VT_ARRAY_VARIANT

VT_ARRAY_DECIMAL

VT_ARRAY_I1

VT_ARRAY_UI1

VT_ARRAY_UI2

VT_ARRAY_UI4

VT_ARRAY_INT

VT_ARRAY_UINT

Method Detail

values

valueOf

comEnumValue