dtype

Format: dtype( data )

Arguments: [any] data Input data

Returns: (int) Code identifying the input data type

Description: The code returned can be any one of the following values:

Code Data Type

   0     null

   1     Boolean value true or false

   2     Any real or complex number

   3     Text string

   4     List

   5     Function

Examples: dtype(null) = 0

dtype(true) = 1

dtype(23) = 2

dtype("Text") = 3

dtype([1,2,3,4]) = 4

dtype(sqrt) = 5

See Also: typeof, Value Of, exists