type

Return the Minc data-type of the argument.

Synopsis

strval = type(somevar)

Description

type will return (as a string) the data-type of its argument. At present the following are valid Minc data-types:

• float
• string
• handle
• list (array)
• struct
• map
• mfunction
• void (only used for error returns)

Arguments

• somevar
  Any valid Minc variable.

Examples

   datatype= type(arbitrary_var)
   print(datatype)

See Also

Minc, len, print, printf, stringify