typeName anything
Operand types
anything: Anything
Type of returned value
Description
Returns the data type name of an expression.
Type is returned as a string.
Returned string can be one of:
* "ARRAY"
* "BOOL"
* "CODE"
* "CONFIG"
* "CONTROL"
* "DISPLAY"
* "GROUP"
* "OBJECT"
* "SCALAR"
* "SCRIPT"
* "SIDE"
* "STRING"
* "TEXT"
These represent the available data types in Arma.
An empty string is returned if the argument is not defined.
Type is returned as a string.
Returned string can be one of:
* "ARRAY"
* "BOOL"
* "CODE"
* "CONFIG"
* "CONTROL"
* "DISPLAY"
* "GROUP"
* "OBJECT"
* "SCALAR"
* "SCRIPT"
* "SIDE"
* "STRING"
* "TEXT"
These represent the available data types in Arma.
An empty string is returned if the argument is not defined.
Used In
ArmA
Example
_message = "treacle"; _datatype = typeName _message;
Result will be "STRING".
_unitname = player; _datatype = typeName _unitname;
Result will be "OBJECT".
Result will be "STRING".
_unitname = player; _datatype = typeName _unitname;
Result will be "OBJECT".