type

Description

Returns the JavaScript type of the given $subject argument as a string value.

The return value MUST be one of the following:

• number
• string
• boolean
• array
• object
• null

Arguments

Required

Name	Type	Description
subject	array, object, string, number, boolean, null

Returns

Type: string

Examples

search(type(@), "foo") → "string"

search(type(@), true) → "boolean"

search(type(@), false) → "boolean"

search(type(@), null) → "null"

search(type(@), 123) → "number"

search(type(@), 123.05) → "number"

search(type(@), ["abc"]) → "array"

search(type(@), {"abc":"123"}) → "object"

Given the following JSON input:

{
  "foo": -1,
  "zero": 0,
  "numbers": [
    -1,
    3,
    4,
    5
  ],
  "array": [
    -1,
    3,
    4,
    5,
    "a",
    "100"
  ],
  "strings": [
    "a",
    "b",
    "c"
  ],
  "decimals": [
    1.01,
    1.2,
    -1.5
  ],
  "str": "Str",
  "false": false,
  "empty_list": [],
  "empty_hash": {},
  "objects": {
    "foo": "bar",
    "bar": "baz"
  },
  "null_key": null
}

Expression	Result
type('abc')	"string"
type(1)	"number"
type(2)	"number"
type(true)	"boolean"
type(false)	"boolean"
type(null)	"null"
type([0])	"array"
type([object Object])	"object"
type(@)	"object"