User Guide

Testing the Type of an Expression
To test whether an expression is of a specified type:
• Use the type command.
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For information on enclosing keywords in right single quotes ('), see
Delaying Evaluation (page 317).
Maple types are not mutually exclusive. An expression can be of more than
one type.
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For information on converting an expression to a different type, see Convert-
ing (page 307).
Testing the Type of Subexpressions
To test whether an expression has a subexpression of a specified type:
• Use the hastype command.
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