type_of

Retrieves the type definition of an expression.

type_of(x:any) -> record

Description

The type_of function returns the type definition of the given value x.

:::warning Subject to change This function is designed for internal use of the Tenzir Platform and its output format is subject to change without notice. :::

Examples

Retrieve the type definition of a schema

from {x: 1, y: "2"}
this = type_of(this)

{
  name: "tenzir.from",
  kind: "record",
  attributes: [],
  state: {
    fields: [
      {
        name: "x",
        type: {
          name: null,
          kind: "int64",
          attributes: [],
          state: null,
        },
      },
      {
        name: "y",
        type: {
          name: null,
          kind: "string",
          attributes: [],
          state: null,
        },
      },
    ],
  },
}

See also

type_id