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getType

getType(value) → string · Type

Returns the type of a value as a string ("string", "number", "boolean", "array", "object", "null", "date", "datetime").

  • value (required): the value to inspect
bash
echo '{"name": "Alice", "age": 30}' | utlx -e 'getType($input.name)'
# "string"
utlx
{
  nameType: getType($input.name),         // "string"
  ageType: getType($input.age),           // "number"
  itemsType: getType($input.items)        // "array"
}

Released under AGPL-3.0.