async def _load_variant(
            self, reader, elem_type, params=None, elem=None, wrapped=None
    ):
        """
        Loads variant type from the reader.
        Supports both wrapped and raw variant.

        :param reader:
        :param elem_type:
        :param params:
        :param elem:
        :param wrapped:
        :return:
        """
        is_wrapped = (
            (isinstance(elem, VariantType) or elem_type.WRAPS_VALUE)
            if wrapped is None
            else wrapped
        )
        if is_wrapped:
            elem = elem_type() if elem is None else elem

        tag = await load_uint(reader, 1)
        for field in elem_type.f_specs():
            ftype = field[1]
            if ftype.VARIANT_CODE == tag:
                fvalue = await self.load_field(
                    reader, ftype, field[2:], elem if not is_wrapped else None
                )
                if is_wrapped:
                    elem.set_variant(field[0], fvalue)
                return elem if is_wrapped else fvalue
        raise ValueError("Unknown tag: %s" % tag)
Loads variant type from the reader.
        Supports both wrapped and raw variant.

        :param reader:
        :param elem_type:
        :param params:
        :param elem:
        :param wrapped:
        :return: