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type2

Description​

Similar to the built-in type function, but type2 is designed to identify DSL-specific userdata types. Userdata returned from C can represent a wide range of values such as pointers, C data types, textures, scripts, time cycles, and many more type of values. This function can recognize those DSL specific userdata. If the value is not a DSL userdata, the default type function is used.

function type2(value) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

value: nil, number, string, function, CFunction, userdata, or table

Return Values​

valueType: string

Example​

local Userdata = CreateTexture('box.png')
local Type = type2(Userdata) --> texture