Description

This function returns the data type of any given variable as a string. The possible return values are listed in the table below:

String	Description
number	The variable holds a real (floating point) number
string	The variable holds a string
array	The variable references an array
bool	The variable holds a boolean (true / false)
int32	The variable holds a 32bit integer
int64	The variable holds a 64 bit integer
ptr	The variable holds a pointer
undefined	The variable is undefined
null	The variable holds a null value (this should not be seen normally)
vec3	The variable holds a 3 value vector
vec4	The variable holds a 4 value vector
unknown	Value is unknown. This should never be seen and signifies that something has gone wrong at the most basic level like a memory overwrite

Syntax:

typeof(variable);

Arguments:

Argument	Description
variable	The variable to get the data type of.

Returns:

String (see table, above)

Example:

data_str = typeof(global.ExtensionInput);

The above code gets the data type held by the given global variable and returns the string to an instance variable.