4.2. Type Namespace

4.2. Type Namespace
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The Type namespace only has constant definitions for basic Qore datatypes in it. There are no class definitions in the Type namespace. The type() function returns values in the set of the following constants. All of the following constants have string values.

Table 4.25. Type Constant Definitions

Name	Value	Corresponding Type
`Type::Boolean`	`"bool"`	Boolean
`Type::Int`	`"integer"`	Integer
`Type::String`	`"string"`	String
`Type::Float`	`"float"`	Float
`Type::Date`	`"data"`	Date
`Type::Binary`	`"binary"`	Binary
`Type::Hash`	`"hash"`	Hash
`Type::List`	`"list"`	List
`Type::Object`	`"object"`	Object
`Type::NullType`	`"NULL"`	SQL NULL
`Type::NothingType`	`"nothing"`	NOTHING
`Type::CallReference`	`"call reference"`	call references
`Type::Closure`	`"closure"`	closures