Test for field type in Javascript

[tommy]

I have this function

function test(localrecord)
{
  var output = new Array(0)
	var map = new Array(0)
	map.push("number")
	map.push("brief.description")
	map.push("update.action")

	var count1 = map.length
	for( var i = 0; i < count1; i++) 
	{
			output[i] = localrecord[map[i]]
		
	}
}

The array map contains a list of fields I want copied from localrecord to the array output. This function works fine for character fields but requires a bit more (it needs to be converted to a javascript array first) when it is array fields.

So my question is how do I test the type so I can process the field properly?

[pkuchugov]

Hello,
You can use system.functions.type(localrecord[map[i]])
It returns the number which corresponds to certain variable type (I don't remember exactly this equivalence. I think you can find it in help).
Best wishes, Pavel.

[tommy]

Of course. I tried the javascript function typeof and that always returned object as type.

Thanks it worked.