VBA check if object is set

Question

I have a global variable that is an instance of my custom class   How do I check if the object is set or if I need to initialize it

User · Accepted Answer

If obj Is Nothing Then       need to initialize obj        Set obj       Else       obj already set   initialized    End If     Or  if you prefer it the other way around   If Not obj Is Nothing Then       obj already set   initialized    Else       need to initialize obj        Set obj       End If

User · Answer

The  un safe way to do this - if you are ok with not using option explicit - is     Not TypeName myObj     Empty    This also handles the case if the object has not been declared   This is useful if you want to just comment out a declaration to switch off some behaviour     Dim myObj as Object Not TypeName myObj     Empty      true  the object exists - TypeName is Object   Dim myObj as Object Not TypeName myObj     Empty      false  the object has not been declared   This works because VBA will auto-instantiate an undeclared variable as an Empty Variant type   It eliminates the need for an auxiliary Boolean to manage the behaviour

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