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Object:typeOf
Checks whether an object is of a certain type. If the object has the type with the specified name in its hierarchy, this function will return true.
Function
Synopsis
b = Object:typeOf( name )
Arguments
string name- The name of the type to check for.
Returns
boolean b- True if the object is of the specified type, false otherwise.
Examples
Checking the type of an object
image = love.graphics.newImage("test.png")
print(image:typeOf("Object")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("Drawable")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("Image")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("MouseJoint")) -- outputs: false
print(image:typeOf("Object")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("Drawable")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("Image")) -- outputs: true
print(image:typeOf("MouseJoint")) -- outputs: false
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