Re: Newbie: When to use typeof() function

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string is just a *keyword* that express a type. typeof allows to return a
*variable* that symbolizes this type *name*.

Don't see this as returning the "type of a type" but as returning a type
variable for a type "literal" mentioned in your source code....

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Patrice

"GiJeet" <gijeet@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion
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On Apr 22, 8:11 am, Family Tree Mike
<FamilyTreeM...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"GiJeet" wrote:
Hello, I see the use of typeof() function often when I'm reading code
but I'm not sure when I would need to use it. I understand it returns
the type of a type. huh? It's kind of confusing. Can someone provide
an example of when I would need to know the type of something and
would need to use typeof(). Thanks.

Thanks for the examples but I guess now my question is WHY do I need
to get the type of a type? Is it a run-time thing? I mean, we know
the types at design time.


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