typeof() Function

Function

typeof( value )

Returns the type number of a given value.

Parameters

Returns

Integer

Examples

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

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typeof(123)

Returns 1, which corresponds to the Number (Integer) system data type.

Comparing data types

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typeof(loggedinuser()) = type!User

Returns true.

Returning multiple data type numbers

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typeof(
  "abc",
  0.5,
  47,
  date(1985, 12, 10),
  a!map(first: 1, second: 2),
  {order: 1906, units: 46}
)

Returns { 3, 2, 1, 7, 252, 94 }, which correspond to Text, Number (Decimal), Number (Integer), Date, Map, and Dictionary, respectively.

Returning list type numbers for lists

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typeof({ 1, 2, {}, 17 }, {"abc", "", "def"})

Returns { 101, 103 }, which correspond to List of Number (Integer) and List of Text String, respectively.

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typeof({ {1,2}, {1.0} })

Returns 102, which corresponds to List of Number (Floating Point). Nested lists are flattened and treated as one list.

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typeof({ {1,2}, {"as", 2.0} })

Returns 197, which corresponds to List of Variant.

Feature compatibility

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