`type`

Runtime type inspection.

Syntax

Atlas Script

type

Return value

See the remarks for the returned value and runtime behavior.

Type-name constants

Every constant the native script registry defines for type, generated from the registry manifest.

Constant	type() result
`type.array`	`array`
`type.bool`	`bool`
`type.float`	`float`
`type.font`	`font`
`type.handle`	`handle`
`type.int32`	`int32`
`type.model`	`model`
`type.null`	`null`
`type.string`	`string`
`type.target`	`target`

Runtime type inspection. type(value) returns a type-name string; whole numbers report int32 and fractional numbers report float. Compare common results with type.int32, type.float, type.string, type.bool, type.null, type.array, type.font, type.model, type.target, or type.handle. Structs and typed vision values return their specific type names, which do not have fixed type.* constants.

Examples

Use enums, functions, and type.atlas

enum Mode {
    idle,
    active = 5
};

function modeName(value) {
    if (value == Mode::active) {
        return "active";
    }
    return "idle";
}

var currentMode = Mode::active;

event on_frame() {
    string numericType = type(currentMode);
    ui.status(string.format("{} ({})", modeName(currentMode), numericType));
}

Syntax

Return value

Type-name constants

Remarks

Examples