Returns the data type of an expression.
type = TypeOf (aExpression)
TypeOf returns the data type of an expression. A variable must be initialized before TypeOf can evaluate its data type. If you pass TypeOf an uninitialized variable, Silk Test Classic raises the exception E_VAR_NOT_SET.
[-] type CRITTER is enum [ ] Beaver [ ] Otter [ ] Cat [ ] Weasel [-] testcase TypeOfExample () [ ] BOOLEAN bPrint = TRUE [ ] INTEGER iOccurrences = 27 [ ] NUMBER nTimes = -0.003 [ ] REAL rTemperature = -40.09 [-] ARRAY[3] OF ANYTYPE aaStuff = {...} [ ] 'Hello' [ ] 14.3 [ ] FALSE [ ] CRITTER cAnimal = Cat [ ] Print (TypeOf (bPrint)) // prints: boolean [ ] Print (TypeOf (iOccurrences)) // prints: integer [ ] Print (TypeOf (nTimes)) // prints: real [ ] Print (TypeOf (rTemperature)) // prints: real [ ] Print (TypeOf (aaStuff)) // prints: array[3]of anytype [ ] Print (TypeOf (cAnimal)) // prints: CRITTER
[-] void SwitchByType(ANYTYPE value) [ ] print(TypeOf(value)) [-] switch(TypeOf(value)) [-] case STRING [ ] STRING s = value [ ] // do things with s... [-] case INTEGER [ ] INTEGER i = value [ ] // do things with i... [-] case LIST OF STRING [ ] LIST OF STRING ls = value [ ] // do things with ls... [ ] [-] testcase SwitchByTypeExample() appstate none [ ] SwitchByType("text") [ ] SwitchByType(5) [ ] SwitchByType({"hello", "world"})