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-wrong parameter ("Arma") defined!-1.00

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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.
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Example 1:

_msg="hello"; _result = typeName _msg;  // _result will be "STRING"

Example 2:

_unit=player; _result = typeName _unit; // _result becomes "OBJECT"

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-| Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|data type]] of expression.
+| Returns the [[:Category:Data Types|data type]] of an expression.
-Type is returned as string |= Description
+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|data types]] in ArmA. |= Description
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-|x1= <pre>_x="hello"; typeName _x, result is "string"</pre> |= Example 1
+|x1= <pre>_msg="hello"; _result = typeName _msg;  // _result will be "STRING"</pre> |= Example 1
-|x2= <pre>_x=player; typeName _x, result is "object"</pre> |= Example 1
+|x2= <pre>_unit=player; _result = typeName _unit; // _result becomes "OBJECT"</pre> |= Example 2
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