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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|data types]] in ArmA. |= Description | 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|data types]] in ArmA. If the argument is [[isNil | nil (undefined)]], it returns an empty string.|= Description | ||
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Revision as of 10:51, 27 April 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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