Type Property
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Applies to: Breakpoint object, Document object, Project object, TextDocument object, TextWindow object, Window object
Returns a string describing the type of breakpoint, document, project, or window.
Syntax
object**.Type**
Parameters
object
An expression that evaluates to one of the objects in the Applies To list above.
Return Values
The following table describes what the Type property returns for each object in the Applies To list:
Object | Type returned | Description |
Document TextDocument Window TextWindow |
Generic Text |
Contains any file other than a text file. Contains a text file. |
Project | Build | Represents a project created with Visual C++. |
Breakpoint | dsChangedExpression dsLocation dsLocationWithTrueExpression dsLocationWithChangedExpression dsMessage dsTrueExpression |
Remarks
The Type property has the String type for all objects except the Breakpoint object. Used with the Breakpoint object, the Type property is an enum of type DsBreakpointType.
Example
The following example gets the type of the active document:
Dim doctype
doctype = ActiveDocument.Type