datatype
Returns the value of the data type.
Available in:
| Apps (win) |
Apps (char) |
Reportwriter |
RPC |
Standalone PL |
| X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Syntax
char datatype(variable)
ident variable
Description
Returns a value that corresponds to a data type.
|
variable | is the name of the variable to check.
|
| Variable's Data Type |
Returned Value |
| char/string | C |
| datetime | D |
| int | I |
| list | L |
| numeric | N |
| trigger | T |
Example
Prints out the data type values:
{
char g[1];
datetime h;
int i;
list j;
numeric k;
trigger t;
printf("char is " ^^ datatype(g));
printf("datetime is " ^^ datatype(h));
printf("int is " ^^ datatype(i));
printf("list is " ^^ datatype(j));
printf("numeric is " ^^ datatype(k));
printf("trigger is " ^^ datatype(t));
}