Using Director MX ilk() ilk(object) ilk(object, type)

Using Director MX ilk() ilk(object) ilk(object, type)

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ilk()
Syntax
ilk(object)
ilk(object, type)
Description
Function; indicates the type of an object.
The syntax ilk(object) returns a value indicating the type of an object. If the object is a list, ilk(object) returns #list; if the
object is a property list, ilk(object) returns #propList.
The syntax ilk(object, type) compares the object represented by object to the specified type. If the object is of the specified
type, the ilk() function returns TRUE. If the object is not of the specified type, the ilk() function returns FALSE.
The following table shows the return value for each type of object recognized!by!ilk():
Type of Object
ilk(Object) returns
ilk(Object, Type) returns 1
only if Type!=
Example
linear list
#list
#list or #linearlist
ilk ([1,2,3])
property list
#proplist
#list or #proplist
ilk ([#his: 1234, #hers:
7890])
integer
#integer
#integer or #number
ilk (333)
float
#float
#float or #number
ilk (123.456)
string
#string
#string
ilk ("asdf")
rect
#rect
#rect or #list
ilk (sprite(1).rect)
point
#point
#point or #list
ilk (sprite(1).loc)
color
#color
#color
ilk (sprite(1).color)
date
#date
#date
ilk (the systemdate)
symbol
#symbol
#symbol
ilk (#hello)
void
#void
#void
ilk (void)
picture
#picture
#picture
ilk (member (2).picture)
parent script
instance
#instance
#object
ilk (new (script
"blahblah"))
xtra instance
#instance
#object
ilk (new (xtra "fileio"))
member
#member
#object or #member
ilk (member 1)
xtra
#xtra
#object or #xtra
ilk (xtra "fileio")
script
#script
#object or #script
ilk (script "blahblah")
castlib
#castlib
#object or #castlib
ilk (castlib 1)
sprite
#sprite
#object or #sprite
ilk (sprite 1)
sound
#instance or #sound (when Sound
Control Xtra is not present)
#instance or #sound
ilk (sound "yaddayadda")
window
#window
#object or #window
ilk (the stage)
media
#media
#object or #media
ilk (member (2).media)
timeout
#timeout
#object or #timeout
ilk
(timeOut("intervalTimer"))
image
#image
#object or #image
ilk ((the stage).image)
Examples
The following ilk statement identifies the type of the object named Bids:
Bids = [:]
put ilk( Bids )
-- #proplist
The following ilk statement tests whether the variable Total is a list and displays the result in the Message window:
Total = 2+2
put ilk( Total, #list )
-- 0
In this case, since the variable Total is not a list, the Message window displays 0, which is the numeric equivalent of FALSE.
The following example tests a variable named myVariable and verifies that it is a date object before displaying it in the Message window:
myVariable = the systemDate
if ilk(myVariable, #date) then put myVariable
-- date( 1999, 2, 19 )
Table of Contents!> Lingo: E--L!> ilk()