RE: [flexcoders] Object of a specified type

[Gordon Smith]

The preferred way is to use the 'is' operator, which is new in AS3:       trace(str is String); // output is "true"   - Gordon   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harish Sivaramakrishnan Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 6:06 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Object of a specified type   use typeof to find the type of an object. ex: var str:String trace(typeof(str) : prints "string" Hope this helps Harish On 9/18/06, Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]com> wrote: How can I konw if an object is an instance of a specified type, for example String. Thx!   __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___