Dynamic Values ============== A dynamic value can be _any_ type. ```rust let x = 42; // value is an integer x = 123.456; // value is now a floating-point number x = "hello"; // value is now a string x = x.len > 0; // value is now a boolean x = [x]; // value is now an array x = #{x: x}; // value is now an object map ``` Use `type_of()` to Get Value Type --------------------------------- Because [`type_of()`](type-of.md) a dynamic value returns the type of the actual value, it is usually used to perform type-specific actions based on the actual value's type. ```js let mystery = get_some_dynamic_value(); switch type_of(mystery) { "()" => print("Hey, I got the unit () here!"), "i64" => print("Hey, I got an integer here!"), "f64" => print("Hey, I got a float here!"), "decimal" => print("Hey, I got a decimal here!"), "range" => print("Hey, I got an exclusive range here!"), "range=" => print("Hey, I got an inclusive range here!"), "string" => print("Hey, I got a string here!"), "bool" => print("Hey, I got a boolean here!"), "array" => print("Hey, I got an array here!"), "blob" => print("Hey, I got a BLOB here!"), "map" => print("Hey, I got an object map here!"), "Fn" => print("Hey, I got a function pointer here!"), "timestamp" => print("Hey, I got a time-stamp here!"), "TestStruct" => print("Hey, I got the TestStruct custom type here!"), _ => print(`I don't know what this is: ${type_of(mystery)}`) } ```