local String = "Test String"
local Table = {1,2,3,4,5}
How would I determine which variable stores what kind of data? Does that question make sense, or do I need to clarify?
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How to tell what kind of data is stored in a variable?
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Use the type() method! So basically,
local String = "Test String"
local Table = {1,2,3,4,5}
print(type(String)) --> "string"
print(type(Table)) -->"table"
It returns a string of the name of your variable's data type. So when comparing:
if type(String) == "string" then -- right
if type(String) == string then --wrong!
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you can also use typeof(), which does the same thing but includes roblox objects. of course, type() is faster if you aren't checking roblox objects :)