TypeOf

Returns the type name of a value as a string.

Signature

TypeOf(any value)

Parameters

• value (any): The value to inspect.

Returns

• string: One of "null", "boolean", "number", "string", "array", or "object".

Description

Returns a lowercase string identifying the runtime type of the value. Useful for dynamic type checking before performing type-specific operations.

Examples

var a = TypeOf(42)
# a = "number"

var b = TypeOf("hello")
# b = "string"

var c = TypeOf(true)
# c = "boolean"

var d = TypeOf(null)
# d = "null"

var e = TypeOf([1, 2])
# e = "array"

var f = TypeOf({ "name": "Alice" })
# f = "object"