Difference between revisions of "Type"

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'''Returns''' (string) type of the variable<br/>
 
'''Returns''' (string) type of the variable<br/>
  
=== Example ===
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=== Examples ===
 
'''Checks if variable x is of type table'''
 
'''Checks if variable x is of type table'''
 
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=== See also ===
 
=== See also ===
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'''[[typeof]]'''</br>
 
'''[[Object]]'''</br>
 
'''[[Object]]'''</br>
 
'''[[vector]]'''</br>
 
'''[[vector]]'''</br>

Revision as of 17:31, 2 February 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

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

See also

typeof
Object
vector
ColorValue