Function IdentifierType(identifierName)

IdentifierType

The function IdentifierType returns the type of identifierName as an element in AllIdentifierTypes.

IdentifierType(
     identifierName)       ! (input) scalar element parameter

Arguments

identifierName

An element expression in the predefined set AllIdentifiers specifying the identifier for which the type should be obtained.

Return Value

This function returns a type as an element in AllIdentifierTypes. If identifierName is not an identifier, an error message is issued.

Note

This function replaces the suffix .type; this suffix is deprecated.

See also

• The functions IdentifierDimension and IdentifierUnit.

• Working with the Set AllIdentifiers of the Language Reference.

• The common example in Listing 1.