typeof

Use typeof to return the data type of the specified value. The data type of the specified value is returned as a string.

Basic syntax

To determine the data type for a value, use the following syntax:

(typeof value)

Arguments

Use the following argument to specify the value for which to determine the type using the typeof Pact function.

Argument	Type	Description
value	any	Specifies the value for which to determine the type.

Return value

The typeof function returns the data type of the provided value as a string.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the typeof function in the Pact REPL. This example returns the data type of the value 'hello:

pact> (typeof 'hello)
"string"

The following example returns the data type of the value 8:

pact> (typeof 8)
"integer"

The following example returns the data type of the value 4.3:

pact> (typeof 4.3)
"decimal"