(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
variant::__construct — variant class constructor
$value = null, int $type = VT_EMPTY, int $codepage = CP_ACP)Constructs a new variant object.
valuenull an VT_EMPTY object is created.
typeVT_* Predefined Constants.
PHP can detect parameters passed by reference
automatically; they do not even need to be passed as variant objects.
Consult the MSDN library for additional information
on the VARIANT type.
codepage