typename
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Function
typename — look up and return a named type
Synopsis
typename(name: string) -> type
Description
The typename function returns the type of the
named type given by name
if it exists. Otherwise, error("missing")
is returned.
Examples
Return a simple named type with a string constant argument:
yield typename("port")
80(port=int16)
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Return a named type using an expression:
yield typename(name)
{name:"port",p:80(port=int16)}
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The result is error("missing")
if the type name does not exist:
yield typename("port")
80
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