Use the HyperMath function type()to get a description for a particular object type.

> x = "123"  // a string

> print(x, type(x)) // show the value of x and its type

123     string

 

> x = x + 7  // add a number to the string which forces coercion

> print(x, type(x)) // again show the value and type

1237     string

 

> x = 7

> print(x, type(x))

7        number

The type()function can be used to determine if the input passed to the script is of the correct type or not.

> z = type(x)

if (z == "number"){

 print("The input value is a number & the value is:", x)

} else {

 print("The input value is not a number. Please input numbers to the script.")

}

 

> The input value is a number & the value is:    7