Get datatype?

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Is there a way in an app to determine the datatype (string, integer..) of a variable and put type into a string variable? I know this is possible in C++.

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Use the getClass() method.

variablename.getClass()

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I previously tried that unsuccessfully.

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Sorry, you want getObjectClassName(Object o)

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Will that work for the basic data types, or whatever they are called (over 20 years since I learnt Java :slightly_smiling_face:). By that I mean variables that are not a pointer to an object.

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Heck if I know :joy:. Victor added it because the getClass() was blocked.

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You have an example of some working code?
VariableA pulled into RM from hub variables, no idea if its a integer or string
String B = getObjectClassName(VariableA) ??

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Looks like String to me.

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I want to determine if VariableA is a string or integer from inside app.

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Just do

getObjectClassName(variableA)

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OK we set now! Thanks.
String VariableB = getObjectClassName(VariableA)
VariableB returns java.lang.String

String VariableB = getObjectClassName(VariableA).replace("java.lang.", "")
VariableB returns String

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