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type

The type module contains functions that help inspecting types of values.

Functions​

as_string(value)​

Returns a string representation for the value type:

use std::type;
"null" == type::as_string(null);
"bool" == type::as_string(true);
"integer" == type::as_string(1);
"float" == type::as_string(1.e23);
"string" == type::as_string("snot");
"array" == type::as_string([null,true,"snot"]);
"record" == type::as_string({"snot": [1, 1.e23, "badger"]});
"bytes" == type::as_string(<< 1/unsigned_integer >>);

Returns a string

is_array(value)​

Returns if the value is an array.

use std::type;
true == type::is_array([]);
false == type::is_array({});

Returns a bool

is_binary(value)​

Returns if the value is a binary.

use std::type;
true == type::is_binary(<< 1/unsigned_integer >>);;
false == type::is_binary(true);

Returns a bool

is_bool(value)​

Returns if the value is a boolean.

use std::type;
false == type::is_bool(null);
true == type::is_bool(false);

Returns a bool

is_float(value)​

Returns if the value is a float.

use std::type;
true == type::is_float(1.);
false == type::is_float(1);

Returns a bool

is_integer(value)​

Returns if the value is an integer.

use std::type;
true == type::is_integer(1);
false == type::is_integer(1.1);

Returns a bool

is_null(value)​

Returns if the value is null.

use std::type;
true == type::is_null(null);
false == type::is_null(true);

Returns a bool

is_number(value)​

Returns if the value is either a float or an integer.

use std::type;
true == type::is_number(1.);
true == type::is_number(1);

Returns a bool

is_record(value)​

Returns if the value is a record.

use std::type;
true == type::is_record({});
false == type::is_record([]);

Returns a bool

is_string(value)​

Returns if the value is a string.

use std::type;
false == type::is_string(null);
true == type::is_string("goose");

Returns a bool