Indicates if a value is a string.
Syntax
@IsText(value:any) : int
| Parameter |
Description |
value |
Value to be checked which can be scalar or an
array. |
| Return value |
Description |
boolean |
1 if the value is a string; otherwise 0. |
Examples
This example checks various values
to see if they are numbers, text, or dates.
function p(stuff) {
print("<<<" + stuff + ">>>");
}
function printType(value) {
p(value + " is typeof " + typeof(value));
if(@IsNumber(value)) p(value + " is number");
else p(value + " is not number");
if(@IsText(value)) p(value + " is text");
else p(value + " is not text");
if(@IsTime(value)) p(value + " is time");
else p(value + " is not time");
}
printType("some text");
printType(9.8);
printType(new Number(9.9));
printType("4/1/06 12:01");
printType(new Date(2006, 3, 1, 12, 1));