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{{Notice|content=This global replaces the [https://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#pdf-type built-in Lua function] of the same name.}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Arguments
! Returns
|-
| v: {{type|any}}
| {{type|string}}
|}

The <code>type(v)</code> function returns a {{type|string}} representing the type of the passed object <code>v</code>.

== Return values ==
The <code>type</code> function can return the following values.
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{{:Type/returns|nil}}
{{:Type/returns|number}}
{{:Type/returns|string}}
{{:Type/returns|boolean}}
{{:Type/returns|table}}
{{:Type/returns|function}}
{{:Type/returns|Action}}
{{:Type/returns|ActionWheelAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|Animation}}
{{:Type/returns|AnimationAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|AvatarAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|Biome}}
{{:Type/returns|BlockState}}
{{:Type/returns|BlockTask}}
{{:Type/returns|ClientAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|ConfigAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|EntityAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|EntityNameplateCustomization}}
{{:Type/returns|Event}}
{{:Type/returns|EventsAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|HostAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|ItemStack}}
{{:Type/returns|ItemTask}}
{{:Type/returns|Keybind}}
{{:Type/returns|KeybindAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|LivingEntityAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|MatricesAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|Matrix2}}
{{:Type/returns|Matrix3}}
{{:Type/returns|Matrix4}}
{{:Type/returns|ModelPart}}
{{:Type/returns|NameplateAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|NameplateCustomization}}
{{:Type/returns|NameplateCustomizationGroup}}
{{:Type/returns|NullEntity}} <!-- ? -->
{{:Type/returns|Page}}
{{:Type/returns|Particle}}
{{:Type/returns|ParticleAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|PingAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|PingFunction}}
{{:Type/returns|PlayerAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|RenderTask}}
{{:Type/returns|RendererAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|Sound}}
{{:Type/returns|SoundAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|SpriteTask}}
{{:Type/returns|TextTask}}
{{:Type/returns|Texture}}
{{:Type/returns|TextureAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|TextureAtlas}}
{{:Type/returns|VanillaModelAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|VanillaModelGroup}}
{{:Type/returns|VanillaModelPart}}
{{:Type/returns|VanillaPart}}
{{:Type/returns|Vector2}}
{{:Type/returns|Vector3}}
{{:Type/returns|Vector4}}
{{:Type/returns|VectorsAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|Vertex}}
{{:Type/returns|ViewerAPI}}
{{:Type/returns|WorldAPI}}