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The following example tests a variable named myVariable and verifies that it is a date object
before displaying it in the Message window:
myVariable = the systemDate
if ilk(myVariable, #date) then put myVariable
-- date( 1999, 2, 19 )
ilk (3D)
Syntax
ilk(object)
ilk(object,type)
object.ilk
object.ilk(type)
Description
Lingo function; indicates the type of an object.
• The syntax ilk(object) and object.ilk return a value indicating the type of object. If the
object is a model,
ilk(object) returns #model; if the object is a motion, ilk(object)
returns #motion. See the following table for a complete list of values returned by 3D objects.
• The syntax ilk(object, type) and object.ilk(type) compare the object represented by
the object to the specified type. If the object is of the specified type, the ilk() function returns
TRUE. It the object is not of the specified type, the ilk() function returns FALSE.
The following table shows the return value for each type of 3D object recognized by ilk(). See
the main Lingo Dictionary for a list of return values of non-3D objects which are not discussed in
this dictionary.
Type of object ilk(object) returns ilk(object, Type) if only Type =
render services #renderer #renderer
model resource #modelresource, #plane, #box, #sphere,
#cylinder, #particle, #mesh
Same as ilk(object), except for
#modelresource which is the ilk of resources
generated by an imported W3D file
model #model #model
motion #motion #motion or #list
shader #shader #shader or #list
texture #texture #texture or #list
group #group #group
camera #camera #camera
collision data #collisiondata #collisiondata
vector #vector #vector
transform #transform #transform