type_of()

The type_of function detects the actual type of a value.

This is useful because all variables are Dynamic in nature.

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
// Use 'type_of()' to get the actual types of values
type_of('c') == "char";
type_of(42) == "i64";

let x = 123;
x.type_of() == "i64";       // method-call style is also OK
type_of(x) == "i64";

x = 99.999;
type_of(x) == "f64";

x = "hello";
if type_of(x) == "string" {
    do_something_with_string(x);
}
}

Custom Types

type_of() a custom type returns:

• if registered via Engine::register_type_with_name – the registered name

• if registered via Engine::register_type – the full Rust path name

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
struct TestStruct1;
struct TestStruct2;

engine
    // type_of(struct1) == "crate::path::to::module::TestStruct1"
    .register_type::<TestStruct1>()
    // type_of(struct2) == "MyStruct"
    .register_type_with_name::<TestStruct2>("MyStruct");
}