typeof() Function

Function

typeof( value )

Returns the type number of a given value.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Any Type	The value to be inquired for type. For example, typename(typeof(123)) might return "Integer (Number)".

Returns

Integer

Examples

typeof(123) returns 1, which is the numerical representation of the Number (Int) system data type.

typeof(loggedInUser()) = type!User returns true

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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