my int32 $a; say $a.^name; # int32
> On 9 Jan 2020, at 15:50, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <perl6-us...@perl.org> > wrote: > > On 2020-01-08 23:06, WFB wrote: >> Hi Todd, >> dd or .WHAT will give you that information. >> dd $i; >> say $i.WHAT; >> Greetings >> On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 03:58, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users >> <perl6-us...@perl.org <mailto:perl6-us...@perl.org>> wrote: >> Hi All, >> Is there a way to ask a variable what "type" it is? >> Many thanks, >> -T > > > Hi W, > > Sweet. Thank you! > > > my $i="abcd"; say $i.WHAT > (Str) > > > my $i="abcd"; if $i.WHAT.gist eq Q[(Str)] {say "String";} > String > > Any way to get WHAT to tell me specifically that it > is an int32? > > > my int32 $j=0x45; say $j.WHAT > (Int) > > > -T
