The 'is' operator should definitely work. Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Laurence Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 2:35 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Is it a ValueObject, or is it a String. I could've sworn I tried that, and it didn't work... I did find something that worked, even though it's a bit of a hack... if (String(returnedItem) == "[object Object]") { //I know it's a VO and not a String } So that works... I'll give your suggestion a try and see if that works -- although I think I tried it already. Thanks for the suggestion, L. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "robert.vancuren...@..." <robert.vancuren...@...> wrote: > > Use the is operator > > If (returnedItem is String) > > > > > -- Sent from my Palm Pre > On Mar 27, 2010 4:23 PM, Laurence lmacne...@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a function (not written by me) that's returning either a String or a > ValueObject, depending on whether or not it finds a match in an > ArrayCollection of ValueObjects. If it finds a match, it returns the > ValueObject that matches the search string. If it doesn't find a match, it > returns the search-string itself. > > > > So, here's my question -- how do I know if what's being returned is a String > or a ValueObject? > > > > I need something like the following: > > if returnedItem isString { > > //do stuff needed for when match isn't found > > } else { > > //do stuff needed for when match is found > > } > > > > But I can't figure out how to word that 'if' statement -- how do you ask it > if it is a String or a ValueObject, without knowing in advance what it's > going to be? > > > > Thanks, > > Laurence MacNeill > > Mableton, Georgia, USA >
