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title: "what is variant datatype in vb script?"  
description: "what is variant datatype in vb script?"  
author: "Rajesh Goswami"  
published: 2010-10-19  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# what is variant datatype in vb script?

VBScript has only one data type called a Variant. A Variant is a special kind of data type that can contain different kinds of information, depending on how it's used. Because Variant is the only data type in VBScript, it's also the data type returned by all functions in VBScript.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

VBScript has only one data type called a Variant. A Variant is a special kind of data type that can contain different kinds of information, depending on how it's used. Because Variant is the only data type in VBScript, it's also the data type returned by all functions in VBScript.


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