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<h1>
Predefined Constants
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<h2>Datatypes</h2>
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These constants are returned by <a href="../lang/typeof%3Fen">TypeOf</a>.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/null%3Fen">Null</a>
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<a href="../lang/null%3Fen">NULL</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/boolean%3Fen">Boolean</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/boolean%3Fen">Boolean</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/byte%3Fen">Byte</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/byte%3Fen">Byte</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/short%3Fen">Short</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/short%3Fen">Short</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/integer%3Fen">Integer</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/integer%3Fen">Integer</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/long%3Fen">Long</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/long%3Fen">Long</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/single%3Fen">Single</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/single%3Fen">Single</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/float%3Fen">Float</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/float%3Fen">Float</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/date%3Fen">Date</a>
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<a href="../lang/date%3Fen">Date</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/string%3Fen">String</a>
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<a href="../comp/gb/string%3Fen">String</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/variant%3Fen">Variant</a>
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<a href="../lang/type/variant%3Fen">Variant</a> value
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/object%3Fen">Object</a>
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<a href="../comp/gb/object%3Fen">Object</a> reference
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<h2>File types</h2>
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These constants are used by the <a href="../lang/stat%3Fen">Stat</a>() function.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/file%3Fen">File</a>
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Regular file
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/directory%3Fen">Directory</a>
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Directory
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/device%3Fen">Device</a>
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Special file for a device
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/pipe%3Fen">Pipe</a>
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Named pipe
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/socket%3Fen">Socket</a>
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Special file for a socket
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/link%3Fen">Link</a>
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Symbolic link
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<h2>String constants</h2>
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/newline%3Fen">NewLine</a>
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Newline character. Equivalent to <a href="../lang/chr%3Fen">Chr$</a>(10)
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/tab%3Fen">Tab</a>
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Tab character. Equivalent to <a href="../lang/chr%3Fen">Chr$</a>(9)
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<h2>Sort types</h2>
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These constants are used by the Sort method of array classes.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/binary%3Fen">Binary</a>
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Binary sort.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/text%3Fen">Text</a>
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<a href="../def/ascii%3Fen">ASCII</a> case insensitive sort .
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<h2>Week days</h2>
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These constant are the values returned by the <a href="../lang/weekday%3Fen">WeekDay</a>() function.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/monday%3Fen">Monday</a>
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Monday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/tuesday%3Fen">Tuesday</a>
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Tuesday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/wednesday%3Fen">Wednesday</a>
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Wednesday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/thursday%3Fen">Thursday</a>
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Thursday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/friday%3Fen">Friday</a>
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Friday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/saturday%3Fen">Saturday</a>
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Saturday
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/sunday%3Fen">Sunday</a>
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Sunday
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<h2>Predefined numeric formats</h2>
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/generalnumber%3Fen">GeneralNumber</a>
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Write a number with twelve decimal digits.
Use scientific format if its absolute value is lower than 10<sup>-4</sup> or greater than 10<sup>7</sup>.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/fixed%3Fen">Fixed</a>
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Equivalent to &quot;0.00&quot;
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/percent%3Fen">Percent</a>
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Equivalent to &quot;###%&quot;
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/scientific%3Fen">Scientific</a>
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Write a number with its exponent and eighteen decimal digits.
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<h2>Predefined date and time formats</h2>
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/generaldate%3Fen">GeneralDate</a>
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Write a date only if the date and time value has a date part, and write a time only if it has a date part.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/longdate%3Fen">LongDate</a>
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Long date format.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/mediumdate%3Fen">MediumDate</a>
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Medium date format.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/shortdate%3Fen">ShortDate</a>
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Short date format.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/longtime%3Fen">LongTime</a>
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Long time format.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/mediumtime%3Fen">MediumTime</a>
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Medium time format.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/shorttime%3Fen">ShortTime</a>
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Short time format.
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<h2>Predefined currency formats</h2>
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/currency%3Fen">Currency</a>
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Format a currency by using the national currency symbol.
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/international%3Fen">International</a>
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Format a currency by using the international currency symbol.
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<h2>Miscellaneous formats</h2>
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<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/standard%3Fen">Standard</a>
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Use <a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/generalnumber%3Fen">GeneralNumber</a> for formatting numbers and
<a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/generaldate%3Fen">GeneralDate</a> for formatting dates and times.
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