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The type is returned as an all-uppercase string having one of the following values:<br> "ARRAY",<br>"BOOL",<br>"CODE",<br>"CONFIG",<br>"CONTROL",<br>"DISPLAY",<br>"GROUP",<br>"OBJECT",<br> | The type is returned as an all-uppercase string having one of the following values:<br> "ARRAY",<br>"BOOL",<br>"CODE",<br>"CONFIG",<br>"CONTROL",<br>"DISPLAY",<br>"GROUP",<br>"OBJECT",<br> | ||
"SCALAR",<br>"SCRIPT"<br> | "SCALAR",<br>"SCRIPT",<br> | ||
"SIDE",<br>"STRING",<br>"TEXT". <br>They represent the available [[Data_Types|data types]] in ArmA. If the argument is [[isNil | nil (undefined)]], it returns an empty string.|= Description | "SIDE",<br>"STRING",<br>"TEXT". <br>They represent the available [[Data_Types|data types]] in ArmA. If the argument is [[isNil | nil (undefined)]], it returns an empty string.|= Description | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 1 September 2007
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. - 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"
Additional Information
- See also:
- See also needed
Notes
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