LOTUSSCRIPT LANGUAGE

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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