nameof

Function

  nameof — the name of a named type

Synopsis

nameof(val: any) -> string

Description

The nameof function returns the type name of val as a string if val is a named type. Otherwise, it returns error("missing").

Examples

A named type yields its name and unnamed types yield a missing error:

yield nameof(this)

80(port=int16)
80

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The missing value can be ignored with quiet:

yield quiet(nameof(this))

80(port=int16)
80

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