Get Data Type (get-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

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This document was generated from builtins/core/typemgmt/gettype_doc.yaml.