Method lfun::_is_type()

Method _is_type

bool _is_type(string basic_type)

Description

Type comparison callback.

Called by the cast operator to determine if an object simulates a basic type.

Parameter basic_type

One of:

"array"

"float"

"function"

"int"

"mapping"

"multiset"

"object"

"program"

"string"

"type"

"void"

"zero"

The following five shouldn't occurr, but are here for completeness:

"lvalue"

"mapping_data"

"object storage"

"pike_frame"

"unknown"

Returns

Expected to return 1 if the object is to be regarded as a simulation of the type specified by basic_type.

Note

The argument is currently a string with the name of the type, but might in the future be a value of the type type.

Note

It's assumed that this function is side-effect free.