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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | ||
| + | '''Class:''' [[(global)]]<br/> | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | + | Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string. | |
| − | < | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> |
(string) = type(v) | (string) = type(v) | ||
| − | </ | + | </syntaxhighlight> |
| + | |||
| + | 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'' | ||
| + | *'''"buffer"''' (built with the ''buffer'' table) since ''Gideros 2025.1'' | ||
| + | |||
=== Parameters === | === Parameters === | ||
| − | '''v''': (any) | + | '''v''': (any) value to get type from<br/> |
| + | |||
=== Return values === | === Return values === | ||
| − | '''Returns''' (string) | + | '''Returns''' (string) type of the variable<br/> |
| + | |||
| + | === Examples === | ||
| + | '''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 | ||
| + | |||
| + | print(type(buffer.create(16))) -- buffer | ||
| + | print(type(buffer)) -- table | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === See also === | ||
| + | '''https://luau.org/library#global-functions'''<br/> | ||
| + | '''[[typeof]]'''</br> | ||
| + | '''[[Object]]'''</br> | ||
| + | '''[[vector]]'''</br> | ||
| + | '''[[ColorValue]]'''</br> | ||
| + | '''[[buffer_luau]]''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{(global)}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 21 July 2025
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
- "buffer" (built with the buffer table) since Gideros 2025.1
Parameters
v: (any) value to get type from
Return values
Returns (string) type of the variable
Examples
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
print(type(buffer.create(16))) -- buffer
print(type(buffer)) -- table
See also
https://luau.org/library#global-functions
typeof
Object
vector
ColorValue
buffer_luau
