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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string. | Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string. | ||
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(string) = type(v) | (string) = type(v) | ||
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The possible results of this function are: | The possible results of this function are: | ||
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=== Example === | === Example === | ||
'''Checks if variable x is of type table''' | '''Checks if variable x is of type table''' | ||
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local x = {} | local x = {} | ||
if type(x) == "table" then print("type is table") | if type(x) == "table" then print("type is table") | ||
else print("type is not table") | else print("type is not table") | ||
end | end | ||
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+ | === See also === | ||
+ | '''[[Object]]''' | ||
{{(global)}} | {{(global)}} |
Latest revision as of 03:01, 29 June 2024
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string.
(string) = type(v)
The possible results of this function are:
- "nil" (a string, not the value nil)
- "number"
- "string"
- "boolean"
- "table"
- "function"
- "thread"
- "userdata"
Parameters
v: (any) value to get type from
Return values
Returns (string) type of the variable
Example
Checks if variable x is of type table
local x = {}
if type(x) == "table" then print("type is table")
else print("type is not table")
end
See also