get-type
)Returns the data-type of a variable or pipe
get-type
returns the Murex data-type of a variable or
pipe without reading the data from it.
get-type \$variable -> <stdout>
get-type stdin -> <stdout>
get-type pipe -> <stdout>
» set json example={[1,2,3]}
» get-type \$example
json
Please note that you will need to escape the dollar sign. If you don’t the value of the variable will be passed to
get-type
rather than the name.
» function example { get-type stdin }
» tout json {[1,2,3]} -> example
json
» pipe example
» tout <example> json {[1,2,3]}
» get-type example
» !pipe example
json
pipe
): Manage Murex named pipesdebug
): Debugging informationset
):
Define a variable (typically local) and set it’s valuetout
): Print a string to the stdout and set it’s
data-typefunction
): Define a function blockruntime
): Returns runtime information on the internal
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