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Version: v4.30

type_of

Retrieves the type definition of an expression.

type_of(x:any) -> record

Description​

The type_of function returns the type definition of the given value x.

Subject to change

This function is designed for internal use of the Tenzir Platform and its output format is subject to change without notice.

Examples​

Retrieve the type definition of a schema​

from {x: 1, y: "2"}
this = type_of(this)
{
  name: "tenzir.from",
  kind: "record",
  attributes: [],
  state: {
    fields: [
      {
        name: "x",
        type: {
          name: null,
          kind: "int64",
          attributes: [],
          state: null,
        },
      },
      {
        name: "y",
        type: {
          name: null,
          kind: "string",
          attributes: [],
          state: null,
        },
      },
    ],
  },
}

See also​

type_id