Type
From GiderosMobile
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Returns the type of its only argument, coded as a string.
(string) = type(v)
The possible results of this function are:
- "nil" (a string, not the value nil)
- "number"
- "string"
- "boolean"
- "table"
- "function"
- "thread"
- "userdata"
Luau brings in those new types:
- "vector" (built with the vector function) since Gideros 2022.1.3
- "color" (built with the ColorValue function) since Gideros 2024.11
Parameters
v: (any) value to get type from
Return values
Returns (string) type of the variable
Example
Checks if variable x is of type table
local x = {}
if type(x) == "table" then print("type is table")
else print("type is not table")
end
New Luau types
print(type(vector(64, 38, 16))) -- vector
print(type(vector)) -- function
print(type(ColorValue(1, 0, 1, 1))) -- color
print(type(ColorValue)) -- function
See also
