Get Data Type (get-type)
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get-type
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Get Data Type (Returns the data-type of a variable or pipe
Description
get-type
returns the Murex data-type of a variable or pipe without reading the data from it.
Usage
get-type \$variable -> <stdout>
get-type stdin -> <stdout>
get-type pipe -> <stdout>
Examples
Get data-type of a variable
» set json example={[1,2,3]}
» get-type \$example
json
Please note that you will need to escape the dollar sign. If you don't the value of the variable will be passed to
get-type
rather than the name.
Get data-type of a functions stdin
» function example { get-type stdin }
» tout json {[1,2,3]} -> example
json
Get data-type of a Murex named pipe
» pipe example
» tout <example> json {[1,2,3]}
» get-type example
» !pipe example
json
See Also
- Create Named Pipe (
pipe
): Manage Murex named pipes - Debugging Mode (
debug
): Debugging information - Define Variable (
set
): Define a variable (typically local) and set it's value - Output With Type Annotation (
tout
): Print a string to the stdout and set it's data-type - Public Function (
function
): Define a function block - Reserved Variables: Special variables reserved by Murex
- Shell Runtime (
runtime
): Returns runtime information on the internal state of Murex - Variable and Config Scoping: How scoping works within Murex
This document was generated from builtins/core/typemgmt/gettype_doc.yaml.