Where to find variants in the API?

[aelqabbany]

Hi,

When an Inventor API method lists a variant as an argument, where can I go to see my different options?

Usually I can click on the object/enum name and I am sent to a page that shows me my different options.

Here are two examples:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-1CDF9F9D-A4E5-4961-B518-D7166F6A082E

 https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-5BFD1ED3-6003-491C-A197-22624521E960

Thanks

[Michael.Navara · Accepted solution]

Hi,

VBA documentation says:

The Variant data type is the data type for all variables that are not explicitly declared as some other type (using statements such as Dim, Private, Public, or Static).

See the link below for more info

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/language/reference/user-interface-help/variant-data-type

In your cases the scale can be string (for example: "1:5") or double ( 0.2 ). 

In the second case the possible values are described in description column. Possible types can be PointIntentEnum, Point2d or double

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

That 'Variant' Type is still available for use within VBA, but has been discontinued within VB.NET (which is what iLogic uses), in favor of the 'Object' Type.  So, basically anywhere you see it requesting a variable of 'Variant' Type, just substitute 'Object' Type in its place, when working in iLogic or VB.NET.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/misc/bc30804 

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