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[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[text]] ""; //TEXT | [[hint]] [[typeName]] [[text]] ""; //TEXT | ||
[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[configFile]]; //CONFIG | [[hint]] [[typeName]] [[configFile]]; //CONFIG | ||
[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[configNull]]; //CONFIG (Since Arma 3 v1.53.133130) | |||
[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[missionNamespace]]; //NAMESPACE</code> |= Example 3 | [[hint]] [[typeName]] [[missionNamespace]]; //NAMESPACE</code> |= Example 3 | ||
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[[if]] ([[typeName]] _this [[!=]] [[typeName]] []) [[exitWith]] { | [[if]] ([[typeName]] _this [[!=]] [[typeName]] []) [[exitWith]] { | ||
[[hint]] "_this is not an array!" | [[hint]] "_this is not an array!" | ||
}</code> |= Example 4 | } | ||
//is the same as | |||
[[if]] !(_this [[isEqualType]] []) [[exitWith]] { | |||
[[hint]] "_this is not an array!" | |||
</code> |= Example 4 | |||
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Revision as of 14:47, 30 October 2015
Description
- Description:
- Returns the data type of an expression.
The type is returned as on of the following all-uppercase strings:
- "ARRAY"
- "BOOL"
- "CODE"
- "CONFIG"
- "CONTROL"
- "DISPLAY"
- "GROUP"
- "LOCATION"
- "OBJECT"
- "SCALAR"
- "SCRIPT"
- "SIDE"
- "STRING"
- "TEXT"
- "TEAM_MEMBER"
- "NAMESPACE"
- Groups:
- Uncategorised
Syntax
Examples
- Example 1:
_msg = "hello"; _result = typeName _msg; //_result will be "STRING"- Example 2:
_unit = player; _result = typeName _unit; //_result becomes "OBJECT"- Example 3:
- Values representing direct Data Types:
hint typeName 0; //SCALAR hint typeName ""; //STRING hint typeName true; //BOOL hint typeName []; //ARRAY hint typeName {}; //CODE hint typeName objNull; //OBJECT hint typeName grpNull; //GROUP hint typeName controlNull; //CONTROL hint typeName teamMemberNull; //TEAM_MEMBER hint typeName displayNull; //DISPLAY hint typeName taskNull; //TASK hint typeName locationNull; //LOCATION hint typeName sideUnknown; //SIDE hint typeName text ""; //TEXT hint typeName configFile; //CONFIG hint typeName configNull; //CONFIG (Since Arma 3 v1.53.133130) hint typeName missionNamespace; //NAMESPACE - Example 4:
if (typeName _this != "ARRAY") exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" } //is the same as if (typeName _this != typeName []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" } //is the same as if !(_this isEqualType []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!"
Additional Information
- See also:
- isEqualTypeAllisEqualTypeisEqualTypeParamsisEqualTypeArrayisEqualTypeAnytypeOfisKindOfisClassisArrayisNumberisTextisNilisNull
Notes
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