self:is_type

Client

Checks whether the instance belongs to the specified type


Syntax

local result = self:is_type(
    name
)

Parameters

TypeNameDescription
stringnameType to check against

Returns

TypeNameDescription
boolresulttrue if the instance matches the given type, false otherwise

Examples

Check the type of a texture instance
local entity = core.texture.create("assets/sprite.png")

core.engine.print("info", entity:is_type("texture")) -- true
core.engine.print("info", entity:is_type("svg")) -- false

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