typeName

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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.

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Syntax

Syntax:

typeName any

Parameters:

any: 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

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