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itemcontainer.type - Function

	Package	utility
	Module	misc
	Tool	itemcontainer

Return the type of this tool

Synopsis
type()

Returns
String

Description
This tool function returns the string ``itemcontainer''. If you have a tool, but don't know what kind it is, this function usually exists to tell you who the tool is.

Example

- myic := itemcontainer();
- if (is_defined('myic') && is_record(myic) &&
      has_field(myic, 'type') && myic.type() == 'itemcontainer') {
     print 'yippee';
  } else {
     print 'itemcontainers are not impressive enough for my work';
  }

Note the use of the short cut ``&&'' operator. A statement is only evaluated if the statement to the left is true.