TypeOf()

Indicates the Caliper Script type of variable.

The datacursor type added in Version 2013. The datetime type added in Version 2018.

type = TypeOf(variable var)

Argument	Contents
var	The variable to be tested for its type

A string indicating the type of variable:

Type	Meaning
array	An array
circle	A circle compound variable
color	A color compound variable
coord	A coord compound variable
datacursor	A Data Cursor object
datetime	A DateTime compound variable
dll	A DLL handle
double	A real number
fancyobject	A sample text, point, line or area compound variable
file	A file handle compound variable
fillstyle	A fillstyle compound variable
int	An integer number
linestyle	A linestyle compound variable
managedobject	A .NET Object
null	A null value
oleobject	A COMObject
scope	A scope compound variable
string	A character string
tin	A TIN
vector	A vector