Lua type()

The type() method takes an argument and returns a value corresponding to the type of that argument in the following manner:

• If the value of the argument is an integer, "integer" will be returned.
• If the value of the argument is a float, "float" will be returned.
• For all other values, nil will be returned.

Syntax

The syntax of type() is as follows:

math.type(arg)

Where arg is the argument to be checked for its type.

Examples

The following examples illustrate the behavior of type():

print(math.type(5))
print(math.type(6.3))
print(math.type(-9))
print(math.type("fugazzi"))

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This results in the output:

integer
float
integer
nil

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