DETERMINE_TYPE Function

Returns the type of data that the input string represents.

Category: Date
Returned data type: String
Syntax
Required Arguments
Details
Examples

Syntax

DETERMINE_TYPE

Required Arguments

string

is the string of data.

returns

the data type the input string represents.

Details

This function analyzes a string to determine whether it is one of the following options: string, integer, Boolean, date, or real.

Examples

Example 1

1000
Results: integer

Example 2

1000.5
Results: real
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