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Description

Description:

Returns the Data Type of an expression. The type is returned as on of the following all-uppercase strings:

They represent the available Data Types in Arma.

For type comparison, use isEqualType command instead.

Groups:

Variables

Syntax

Syntax:: typeName anything
Parameters:: anything: 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"
Example 3:: Values representing direct Data Types:
hint typeName 0; // SCALAR hint typeName 1e39; // NaN hint typeName ""; // STRING hint typeName true; // BOOL hint typeName []; // ARRAY hint typeName {}; // CODE hint typeName scriptNull; // SCRIPT (since Arma 3 v1.32) hint typeName objNull; // OBJECT hint typeName grpNull; // GROUP hint typeName controlNull; // CONTROL hint typeName teamMemberNull; // TEAM_MEMBER (since Arma 2 v1.00) hint typeName displayNull; // DISPLAY hint typeName taskNull; // TASK (since Arma 2 v1.00) hint typeName locationNull; // LOCATION hint typeName sideUnknown; // SIDE hint typeName text ""; // TEXT hint typeName configFile; // CONFIG hint typeName configNull; // CONFIG (since Arma 3 v1.54) hint typeName missionNamespace; // NAMESPACE hint typeName diaryRecordNull; // DIARY_RECORD (since Arma 3 v2.00) hint typeName createHashMap; // HASHMAP (since Arma 3 v2.02)
Example 4:: if (typeName _this != "ARRAY") exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" }; // is the same as if (typeName _this != typeName []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" }; // same result but faster in Arma 3 if !(_this isEqualType []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" };

Additional Information

See also:: isEqualTypeAll isEqualType isEqualTypeParams isEqualTypeArray isEqualTypeAny typeOf isKindOf isClass isArray isNumber isText isNil isNull

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Killzone_Kid - c: Posted on Sep 25, 2016 - 11:14 (UTC)
: typeName of nil is ANY, however this is not possible to test as script command is just ignored when any argument is nil.

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |gr1= Variables
-|descr= Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|data type]] of an expression.
+|descr= Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|Data Type]] of an expression.
 The type is returned as on of the following all-uppercase strings:
+{{Columns|5|
 * "[[Array|ARRAY]]"
 * "[[Boolean|BOOL]]"
@@ Line 28: / Line 29: @@
 * "[[Display|DISPLAY]]"
 * "[[Group|GROUP]]"
-* "[[Location|LOCATION]]"
 * "[[Object|OBJECT]]"
-* "[[Number|SCALAR]]"
+* "[[Number|SCALAR]]" (and "[[Number|NaN]]")
-* "[[Script|SCRIPT]]"
+* "[[Script Handle|SCRIPT]]"
 * "[[Side|SIDE]]"
 * "[[String|STRING]]"
-* "[[Text|TEXT]]"
+* "[[Structured Text|TEXT]]"
-* "[[Team Member|TEAM_MEMBER]]"
+* {{GVI|arma1|1.08|size= 0.75}} "[[Location|LOCATION]]"
-* "[[Namespace|NAMESPACE]]"
+* {{GVI|arma2|1.00|size= 0.75}} "[[Team Member|TEAM_MEMBER]]"
-* "[[Diary Record|DIARY_RECORD]]"
+* {{GVI|arma2|1.00|size= 0.75}} "[[Namespace|NAMESPACE]]"
-* "[[Task|TASK]]"
+* {{GVI|arma2|1.00|size= 0.75}} "[[Diary Record|DIARY_RECORD]]"
-* "[[HashMap|HASHMAP]]"
+* {{GVI|arma2|1.00|size= 0.75}} "[[Task|TASK]]"
-They represent the available [[Data_Types|data types]] in Arma.
+* {{GVI|arma3|2.02|size= 0.75}} "[[HashMap|HASHMAP]]"
-{{Feature|Informative|For comparing types, use [[isEqualType]] command instead in {{arma3}}}}
+}}
+They represent the available [[:Category:Data Types|Data Types]] in {{arma}}.
+{{Feature|arma3|For type comparison, use [[isEqualType]] command instead.}}
 |s1= [[typeName]] anything
@@ Line 49: / Line 51: @@
 |r1= [[String]]
-|x1= <code>_msg = "hello"; _result = typeName _msg;  //_result will be "STRING"</code>
+|x1= <sqf>_msg = "hello"; _result = typeName _msg;  //_result will be "STRING"</sqf>
-|x2= <code>_unit = player; _result = typeName _unit; //_result becomes "OBJECT"</code>
-|x3= Values representing direct [[:Category: Data Types| Data Types]]:
+|x2= <sqf>_unit = player; _result = typeName _unit; //_result becomes "OBJECT"</sqf>
-<code>hint [[typeName]] 0; //SCALAR
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] ""; //STRING
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[true]]; //BOOL
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] []; //ARRAY
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] {}; //CODE
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[objNull]]; //OBJECT
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[grpNull]]; //GROUP
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[controlNull]]; //CONTROL
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[teamMemberNull]]; //TEAM_MEMBER
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[displayNull]]; //DISPLAY
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[taskNull]]; //TASK
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[locationNull]]; //LOCATION
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[sideUnknown]]; //SIDE
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[text]] ""; //TEXT
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[configFile]]; //CONFIG
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[configNull]]; //CONFIG (Since Arma 3 v1.54)
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[missionNamespace]]; //NAMESPACE
-[[hint]] [[typeName]] [[diaryRecordNull]]; //DIARY_RECORD (Since Arma 3 v2.00)
-hint typeName createHashMap; //HASHMAP (Since Arma 3 v2.02)</code>
-|x4= <code>if ([[typeName]] _this [[!=]] "ARRAY") [[exitWith]] {
+|x3= Values representing direct [[:Category:Data Types|Data Types]]:
-	[[hint]] "_this is not an array!"
+<sqf>
-}
+hint typeName 0;					// SCALAR
-//is the same as
+hint typeName 1e39;					// NaN
-[[if]] ([[typeName]] _this [[!=]] [[typeName]] []) [[exitWith]] {
+hint typeName "";					// STRING
-	[[hint]] "_this is not an array!"
+hint typeName true;					// BOOL
-}
+hint typeName [];					// ARRAY
-//same result but faster in {{arma3}}
+hint typeName {};					// CODE
-[[if]] !(_this [[isEqualType]] []) [[exitWith]] {
+hint typeName scriptNull;			// SCRIPT (since {{arma3}} v1.32)
-	[[hint]] "_this is not an array!"</code>
+hint typeName objNull;				// OBJECT
+hint typeName grpNull;				// GROUP
+hint typeName controlNull;			// CONTROL
+hint typeName teamMemberNull;		// TEAM_MEMBER (since {{arma2}} v1.00)
+hint typeName displayNull;			// DISPLAY
+hint typeName taskNull;				// TASK (since {{arma2}} v1.00)
+hint typeName locationNull;			// LOCATION
+hint typeName sideUnknown;			// SIDE
+hint typeName text "";				// TEXT
+hint typeName configFile;			// CONFIG
+hint typeName configNull;			// CONFIG (since {{arma3}} v1.54)
+hint typeName missionNamespace;		// NAMESPACE
+hint typeName diaryRecordNull;		// DIARY_RECORD (since {{arma3}} v2.00)
+hint typeName createHashMap;		// HASHMAP (since {{arma3}} v2.02)
+</sqf>
+|x4= <sqf>
+if (typeName _this != "ARRAY") exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" };
+// is the same as
+if (typeName _this != typeName []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" };
+// same result but faster in {{arma3}}
+if !(_this isEqualType []) exitWith { hint "_this is not an array!" };
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[isEqualTypeAll]] [[isEqualType]] [[isEqualTypeParams]] [[isEqualTypeArray]] [[isEqualTypeAny]] [[typeOf]] [[isKindOf]] [[isClass]] [[isArray]] [[isNumber]] [[isText]] [[isNil]] [[isNull]]
 }}
+{{Note
-<dl class="command_description">
+|user= Killzone_Kid
+|timestamp= 20160925111400
-<dt></dt>
+|text= [[typeName]] of [[nil]] is {{hl|ANY}}, however this is not possible to test as script command is just ignored when any argument is [[nil]].
-<dd class="notedate">Posted on September 25, 2016 - 11:14 (UTC)</dd>
+}}
-<dt class="note">[[User:Killzone Kid|Killzone Kid]]</dt>
-<dd class="note">
-[[typeName]] of [[nil]] is {{hl|ANY}}, however this is not possible to test as script command is just ignored when any argument is [[nil]]
-</dd>
-</dl>