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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index ded68ea8..f5e1b35a 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2016-06-15 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> + + * gawk.1: Document typeof(), update modified date. + * awkcard.in: Document typeof(). + 2016-06-10 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> * gawktexi.in: Fix a typo, and replace hard-coded "section" with diff --git a/doc/awkcard.in b/doc/awkcard.in index 9b0721ae..0b377ee5 100644 --- a/doc/awkcard.in +++ b/doc/awkcard.in @@ -1887,7 +1887,12 @@ See the manual for details.\*(CB .ti -.2i \*(CD\*(FCisarray(\*(FIx\*(FC)\*(FR .br -Return true if \*(FIx\fP is an array, false otherwise.\*(CB +Return true if \*(FIx\fP is an array, false otherwise. +.br +.ti -.2i +\*(FCtypeof(\*(FIx\*(FC)\*(FR +.br +Return a string indicating the type of \*(FIx\fP.\*(CB .in -.2i .EB "\s+2\f(HBTYPE FUNCTIONS (\*(GK\f(HB)\*(FR\s0" .sp .5 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ . if \w'\(rq' .ds rq "\(rq . \} .\} -.TH GAWK 1 "Mar 7 2016" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands" +.TH GAWK 1 "Jun 15 2016" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands" .SH NAME gawk \- pattern scanning and processing language .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -3213,13 +3213,28 @@ bits. Return the bitwise XOR of the values provided in the argument list. There must be at least two. .PP -.SS Type Function +.SS Type Functions The following function is for use with multidimensional arrays. .TP \fBisarray(\fIx\fB)\fR Return true if .I x is an array, false otherwise. +.PP +You can tell the type of any variable or array element with the +following function: +.TP +\fBtypeof(\fIx\fB)\fR +Return a string indicating the type of +.IR x . +The string will be one of +\fB"array"\fP, +\fB"number"\fP, +\fB"regexp"\fP, +\fB"string"\fP, +\fB"strnum"\fP, +or +\fB"undefined"\fP. .SS Internationalization Functions The following functions may be used from within your AWK program for translating strings at run-time. |