self:get_type

Shared

Retrieves the type name of the instance


Syntax

local result = self:get_type()

Parameters

No parameters are accepted by this function

Returns

TypeNameDescription
string | boolresultType of the instance, false if unavailable

Examples

Get the type of a timer instance
local entity = util.timer.create(function(count)
    core.engine.print("info", "Counter:", count)
end, 1000, 1)

core.engine.print("info", entity:get_type()) -- 'timer'

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