typeName

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Introduced in

Game:

Armed Assault

Version:

1.00

Description

Description:

Returns the data type of an expression.

The type is returned as an all-uppercase string having one of the following values:
"ARRAY",
"BOOL",
"CODE",
"CONFIG",
"CONTROL",
"DISPLAY",
"GROUP",
"OBJECT",
"SCALAR",
"SCRIPT",
"SIDE",
"STRING",
"TEXT".
They represent the available data types in ArmA. If the argument is nil (undefined), it returns an empty string.

Syntax

Syntax:

String = typeName Anything

Parameters:

Anything

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

_msg="hello"; _result = typeName _msg;  // _result will be "STRING"

Example 2:

_unit=player; _result = typeName _unit; // _result becomes "OBJECT"

Additional Information

Multiplayer:

Behaviour unknown.

Notes

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