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Type

the data type of an expression
Syntax 

Type(E:OBJECT):TYPE

Description
This function returns the data type of E. The function Types returns the list of CoCoA data types.

Example 
  Define CollectInts(L)
    Result := [];
    Foreach X In L Do
      If Type(X) = INT Then Append(Result, X) EndIf
    EndForeach;
    Return Result
  EndDefine;

  CollectInts([1,"a",2,"b",3,"c"]);
[1, 2, 3]
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  Type(Type(INT));  -- Type returns a value of type TYPE
TYPE
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  Types();
[NULL, BOOL, STRING, TYPE, ERROR, RECORD, DEVICE, INT, RAT, ZMOD,
POLY, RATFUN, VECTOR, IDEAL, MODULE, MAT, LIST, RING, TAGGED(""),
FUNCTION]
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