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{{Command|Comments= | {{Command|Comments= | ||
| arma1 |Game name= | | arma1 |Game name= | ||
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|gr1= Variables |GROUP1= | |gr1= Variables |GROUP1= | ||
| Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|data type]] of an expression. | | Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|data type]] of an expression. | ||
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They represent the available [[Data_Types|data types]] in Arma. | They represent the available [[Data_Types|data types]] in Arma. | ||
{{Informative|For comparing types, use [[isEqualType]] command instead in {{arma3}}}}|DESCRIPTION= | {{Informative|For comparing types, use [[isEqualType]] command instead in {{arma3}}}}|DESCRIPTION= | ||
| '''typeName''' anything |SYNTAX= | | '''typeName''' anything |SYNTAX= | ||
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| [[String]] |RETURNVALUE= | | [[String]] |RETURNVALUE= | ||
|x1= <code>_msg = "hello"; _result = [[typeName]] _msg; //_result will be "STRING"</code> |EXAMPLE1= | |x1= <code>_msg = "hello"; _result = [[typeName]] _msg; //_result will be "STRING"</code> |EXAMPLE1= | ||
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[[hint]] "_this is not an array!" | [[hint]] "_this is not an array!" | ||
</code> |EXAMPLE4= | </code> |EXAMPLE4= | ||
| [[isEqualTypeAll]], [[isEqualType]], [[isEqualTypeParams]], [[isEqualTypeArray]], [[isEqualTypeAny]], [[typeOf]], [[isKindOf]], [[isClass]], [[isArray]], [[isNumber]], [[isText]], [[isNil]], [[isNull]] |SEEALSO= | | [[isEqualTypeAll]], [[isEqualType]], [[isEqualTypeParams]], [[isEqualTypeArray]], [[isEqualTypeAny]], [[typeOf]], [[isKindOf]], [[isClass]], [[isArray]], [[isNumber]], [[isText]], [[isNil]], [[isNull]] |SEEALSO= | ||
Revision as of 04:19, 17 January 2021
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"
- "DIARY_RECORD"
- "TASK"
- Groups:
- Variables
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 hint typeName diaryRecordNull; //DIARY_RECORD (Since Arma 3 v1.99.146508) - 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!" } //same result but faster in Arma 3 if !(_this isEqualType []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!"
Additional Information
- See also:
- isEqualTypeAllisEqualTypeisEqualTypeParamsisEqualTypeArrayisEqualTypeAnytypeOfisKindOfisClassisArrayisNumberisTextisNilisNull
Notes
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Notes
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- Posted on September 25, 2016 - 11:14 (UTC)
- Killzone Kid
- typeName of nil is ANY, however this is not possible to test as script command is just ignored when any argument is nil