(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
variant_get_type —Returns the type of a variant object
variantThe variant object.
This function returns an integer value that indicates the type ofvariant, which can be an instance ofcom,dotnet orvariant classes. The return value can be compared to one of theVT_* constants.
The return value for COM and DOTNET objects will usually beVT_DISPATCH; the only reason this function works for those classes is because COM and DOTNET are descendants of VARIANT.