Type Utilities

As TinyPanda strictly enforces matching types across operators, these functions allow you to safely cast types at runtime.

str

Converts an integer, float, or expression into its string representation. This is essential for combining numeric data with text.

bamboo score = 99;
bamboo pi = 3.14;

echo("Your score: " + str(score)); // Outputs: Your score: 99
echoln("Pi value: " + str(pi));    // Outputs: Pi value: 3.14

num

Converts a valid string containing a numeric literal back into an integer or a float, depending on whether a decimal point is present.

bamboo textDigits = "123";
bamboo textFloat = "45.67";

echoln(num(textDigits) + 7);    // Outputs: 130
echoln(num(textFloat) + 0.33);  // Outputs: 46.0

whatIs

Checks the data type of any value, variable, or math calculation and returns it as a text string.

• Returns: A STRING of the type name (like "INT", "FLOAT", "STRING", "FUNCTION").

// Checking raw values or expressions
whatIs("Hello world!");     // Returns: "STRING"
whatIs(true);               // Returns: "BOOLEAN"
whatIs(22 / 7);             // Returns: "FLOAT"

// Checking a function block itself
whatIs(fn(){});             // Returns: "FUNCTION"

// Checking the returned execution result of a function
whatIs(fn(){ 100; }());     // Returns: "INTEGER"