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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | ||
+ | '''Class:''' [[(global)]]<br/> | ||
+ | |||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
− | Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string. The possible results of this function are "nil" (a string, not the value nil) | + | Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string. |
− | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | |
− | ( | + | (string) = type(v) |
− | + | </syntaxhighlight> | |
− | '''v | + | |
+ | The possible results of this function are: | ||
+ | *'''"nil"''' (a string, not the value nil) | ||
+ | *'''"number"''' | ||
+ | *'''"string"''' | ||
+ | *'''"boolean"''' | ||
+ | *'''"table"''' | ||
+ | *'''"function"''' | ||
+ | *'''"thread"''' | ||
+ | *'''"userdata"''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Luau brings in those new types: | ||
+ | *'''"vector"''' (built with the ''vector'' function) since Gideros 2022.1.3 | ||
+ | *'''"color"''' (built with the ''ColorValue'' function) since Gideros 2024.11 | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Parameters === | ||
+ | '''v''': (any) value to get type from<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Return values === | ||
'''Returns''' (string) type of the variable<br/> | '''Returns''' (string) type of the variable<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Example === | ||
+ | '''Checks if variable x is of type table''' | ||
+ | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
+ | local x = {} | ||
+ | if type(x) == "table" then print("type is table") | ||
+ | else print("type is not table") | ||
+ | end | ||
+ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''New Luau types''' | ||
+ | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
+ | print(type(vector(64, 38, 16))) -- vector | ||
+ | print(type(vector)) -- function | ||
+ | |||
+ | print(type(ColorValue(1, 0, 1, 1))) -- color | ||
+ | print(type(ColorValue)) -- function | ||
+ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === See also === | ||
+ | '''[[Object]]'''</br> | ||
+ | '''[[vector]]'''</br> | ||
+ | '''[[ColorValue]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{(global)}} |
Latest revision as of 03:02, 8 November 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"
Luau brings in those new types:
- "vector" (built with the vector function) since Gideros 2022.1.3
- "color" (built with the ColorValue function) since Gideros 2024.11
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
New Luau types
print(type(vector(64, 38, 16))) -- vector
print(type(vector)) -- function
print(type(ColorValue(1, 0, 1, 1))) -- color
print(type(ColorValue)) -- function
See also