API / Js / Types

Types

Provide utilities for manipulating JS types.

symbol

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type symbol

Js symbol type

bigint_val

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type bigint_val

Js bigint type only available in ES2020

obj_val

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type obj_val

undefined_val

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type undefined_val

This type has only one value undefined

null_val

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type null_val

This type has only one value null

function_val

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type function_val

t

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type t<_> =
  | Undefined: t<undefined_val>
  | Null: t<null_val>
  | Boolean: t<bool>
  | Number: t<float>
  | String: t<string>
  | Function: t<function_val>
  | Object: t<obj_val>
  | Symbol: t<symbol>
  | BigInt: t<bigint_val>

test

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let test: ('a, t<'b>) => bool

test(value, t) returns true if value is typeof t, otherwise false. This is useful for doing runtime reflection on any given value.

Examples

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test("test", String) == true
test(() => true, Function) == true
test("test", Boolean) == false

tagged_t

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type tagged_t =
  | JSFalse
  | JSTrue
  | JSNull
  | JSUndefined
  | JSNumber(float)
  | JSString(string)
  | JSFunction(function_val)
  | JSObject(obj_val)
  | JSSymbol(symbol)
  | JSBigInt(bigint_val)

classify

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let classify: 'a => tagged_t