I am reading the book Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 - THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!

On page 133 there is an example that I typed in that helped me understand how to use the VBScript function TypeName to return a variant subtype. The example is a follows:

<%
    Dim dblPi, varWhatIsPi, datToday, whatIsDate, strText, whatIsText
    dblPi = 3.142
    varWhatIsPi = Typename(dblPi)

    datToday = Date
    whatIsDate = TypeName(datToday)

    strText = "Hello World"
    whatIsText = TypeName(strText)

    Dim emp
    emptyVar = TypeName(emp)
%>
<p><B> dblPi returns <%= varWhatisPi %></p>
<p>datToday returns <%= whatIsDate %></p>
<p>strText returns <%= whatIsText %></p>
<p>emp returns <%= emptyVar %></B></p>

I understand what the program is doing. My question is why is there an equal sign in front of the variable when the variant subtype is returned? What is its function?

Example: emp returns <%= emptyVar %>

Thanks!

The equals sign (=) is shorthand for response.write().
So the line : emp returns <%= emptyVar %>
Means the same as: emp returns <% response.write(emptyVar) %>


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They say, best men are moulded out of faults,
And, for the most, become much more the better
For being a little bad.
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Thank you rodmcleay!!!!!!

No Worries.

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They say, best men are moulded out of faults,
And, for the most, become much more the better
For being a little bad.
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