| Tag Link | [Null->Type] | Category | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 5.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | String | Security | None |
| Implementation | LCAPI | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0 |
[Null->Type] returns the data type of a value.
Member tags for Null can be used on values of any data type including custom, third party data types.
[Value->Type]
No Parameters Required.
To display the type of a value:
Use the [Null->Type] tag. The following example stores values of different types in an array, then fetches the type for each value using [Loop] ... [/Loop] tags.
[Var: 'Values'=(Array: 'Hello', 123, 123.456, Null)]
[Loop: $Values->Size]
<br>[Output: $Values->(Get: (Loop_Count))]:
[Output: $Values->(Get: (Loop_Count))->Type]
[/Loop]
<br>Hello: String
<br>123: Integer
<br>123.456: Decimal
<br> : Null