Adobe 65036570 Scripting Guide - Page 397

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 360 Scripting Dictionary Type of Object ilk(Object) returns ilk(Object, Type) returns Example 1 only if Type = linear list #list #list or #linearlist ilk ([1,2,3]) property list #proplist #list or #proplist ilk ([#his: 1234, #hers: 7890]) integer #integer #integer or #number ilk (333) float #float #float or #number ilk (123.456) string #string #string ilk ("asdf") rect #rect #rect or #list ilk (sprite(1).rect) point #point #point or #list ilk (sprite(1).loc) color #color #color ilk (sprite(1).color) date #date #date ilk (the systemdate) symbol #symbol #symbol ilk (#hello) void #void #void ilk (void) picture #picture #picture ilk (member (2).picture) parent script instance #instance #object ilk (new (script "blahblah")) xtra instance #instance #object ilk (new (xtra "fileio")) member #member #object or #member ilk (member 1) xtra #xtra #object or #xtra ilk (xtra "fileio") script #script #object or #script ilk (script "blahblah") castlib #castlib #object or #castlib ilk (castlib 1) sprite #sprite #object or #sprite ilk (sprite 1) sound #instance or #sound (when Sound Control Xtra is not present) #instance or #sound ilk (sound "yaddayadda") window #window #object or #window ilk (the stage) media #media #object or #media ilk (member (2).media) timeout #timeout #object or #timeout ilk (timeOut("intervalTimer")) image #image #object or #image ilk ((the stage).image) Parameters object Required. Specifies the object to test. type Optional. Specifies the type to which object is compared. If the object is of the specified type, the ilk() function returns TRUE. If the object is not of the specified type, the ilk() function returns FALSE. Example The following ilk statement identifies the type of the object named Bids: Bids = [:] put ilk( Bids )