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VALTYPE()

Retrieves the data type of an expression
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 Syntax

        VALTYPE( <xExp> ) --> <cReturnType>  

 Arguments

        <xExp>   is any valid expression.    

 Returns

        <cReturnType>   a character indicating the type of the passed 
                  expression.

 Description

      This function returns one character which represents the date type
      of the argument.

 Examples

      See Test
  

 Tests

      function Test()
         ? ValType( Array( 1 ) )  --> "A"
         ? ValType( {|| 1 + 1 } ) --> "B"
         ? ValType( "HARBOUR" )   --> "C"
         ? ValType( Date() )      --> "D"
         ? ValType( .T. )         --> "L"
         ? ValType( 1 )           --> "N"
         ? ValType( TBrowse() )   --> "O"
         ? ValType( NIL )         --> "U"
      return nil
  

Status

      Ready

 Compliance

      VALTYPE() is fully CA-Clipper compliant.

 Files

      Library is rtl