Hi, fairly new to appian and I'm trying to use type! to get the type value of a string array. I'm currently using typeof({"A", "B"}) which is working, but seems very clunky. I'm sure there's a better way. Any help? Thanks!
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I wouldn't have any issues using that code in production, but if you want another way to do it, try:
fn!cast(103,null)
where is the 103 from and what's its significance?
docs.appian.com/.../constant-values.html
ah, this is awesome. thank you!
But keep in mind, that you can reference all Appian types using "type!". I do not use any type numbers directly.
type!Variant
type!Text
type!Map
etc...
right, I guess that was really my question--what do I put after type! to get 103 back? or is that what you were saying in your other answer?
yes
Singular type: type!Text
Plural type: type!Text?list or a!listType(type!Text)
BTW, toInteger() etc. work with lists directly. For turning a list of Integers into a list of strings, use touniformstring().
perfect. thank you so much for your help!
You are welcome :-)
2 followup notes on this:
1) the type name is case sensitive (type!intger won't work, whereas type!Integer will)
2) you can use the '?list' notation, but it requires to enclose the entire "type!.." call in single quotes - like this: