Scilab Function

typeof - object type

Calling Sequence

[t]=typeof(object)

Parameters

Description

t=typeof(object) returns one of the following strings:

  • "constant" if object is a real or complex constant matrix
  • "polynomial" if object is a polynomial matrix
  • "function" if object is a function
  • "handle" if object is an handle
  • "string" if object is a matrix made of character strings
  • "boolean" if object is a boolean matrix
  • "list" if object is a list
  • "rational" if object is a rational matrix (transfer matrix)
  • "state-space" if object is a state-space model (see syslin)
  • "sparse" if object is a (real) sparse matrix.
  • "boolean sparse" if object is a boolean sparse matrix.
  • if object is a tlist or mlist, t is the first string in the first list entry.
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