type_of: A Fuzzier Version 'typeof'
In brodieG/alike: Compare Object Structure

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

Numerics that are equivalent to integers (e.g x == floor(x)) are classified as integers, and builtin and special functions are reported as closures.

1	type_of(object)

object

the object to check the type of

character(1L) the type of the object

type_of(1.0001)                     # numeric
type_of(1.0)                        # integer (`typeof` returns numeric)
type_of(1)                          # integer (`typeof` returns numeric)
type_of(sum)                        # closure (`typeof` returns builtin)
type_of(`$`)                        # closure (`typeof` returns special)