getGlobalType()

The function queries the type of the specified global variables.

Synopsis

int getGlobalType(string globaleVariableName);

Parameters

Parameter Description
globaleVariableName Name of the global variables, for example, "v1"

Return value

The function returns -1 if a variable does not exist or else a respective integer value.

Error

Missing or incorrect parameters.

Description

The function queries the type of the specified global variables and returns -1 if a variable does not exist.

Example

In the following example,depending on the return from the function getGlobalType(), the script displays different information.

main()
{
  int itype;
  dyn_string globaleVariableNames;
  dyn_int globaleVariableTypes;
  addGlobal("Test", INT_VAR);
  itype = getGlobalType("Test");
  switch( itype )
  {
    case ANYTYPE_VAR: Debug( "ANYTYPE_VAR" ); break;
    case DYN_FLOAT_VAR: Debug( "DYN_FLOAT_VAR" ); break;
    case TIME_VAR: Debug( "TIME_VAR" ); break;
    case INT_VAR: Debug ("INT_VAR"); break
  }
}

Assignment

Miscellaneous functions

Availability

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