Summary

Returns the type of the provided variable.

Usage

input|get_type( target )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
target	any	The target variable.	Only if the input parameter is omitted.

Returns

A string containing the type of the provided variable.

Description

This operator can be used to check the type of a variable. It returns the type of the input parameter or the target variable as a string. If both the input parameter and the target variable are provided, it is the target variable that will be evaluated.

• If the data is an object, the string "object" and the name of the class will be returned.
• If the data is an array, the string "array" and the number of elements will be returned.
• If the data is a string, the string "string" and the length of the string will be returned.

Examples

Example 1

{def $my_variable='ich bin'}
{$my_variable|get_type()}

The following output will be produced: "string".

Example 2

{def $my_variable='ich bin'
     $your_variable=array( 'du', 'bist' )}
 
{$my_variable|get_type( $your_variable )}

The following output will be produced: "array[2]".

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