[Scilab-users] Confusion about types (typeof vs. Variabe Browser)

[Federico Miyara]

Dear all,

I'm trying to elucidate some details regarding types. The most basic 
type, corresponding to real or complex decimal numbers (or vectors, 
matrices and hypermatrices with this kind of components) is called 
"constant" by the function typeof (and so listed in the documentation).

However, the variable browser lists them as "double".

This is somewhat confusing. It seems that "double" refers to the way 
each individual component is encoded while constant may refer to the 
fact that any array containing doubles is o type constant.

In the case of integers, for instance we have int64 as reported by 
typeof, but in the Variable Browser it is listed a bit more in full as 
"Integer 64". While this is also slightly inconsistent, it is not to 
complain very much about.

In the case of rationals, typeof returns "rational" while the Variable 
Browser callsit "r (Tlist)"

Cell array type is called "ce" by typeof but "Cell" in the Variabe Browser

User-defined types in tlists and mlists are designed by the user-defined 
type name by typeof, while the variable browser adds "(Tlist)" or "(Mlist)"

Functions, libraries and impliit lists such as $ are not listed in the 
variable bowser but are correctly reported by typeof

I wonder whether there is a reason for all this or it is actually an 
issue that could be fixed in a future versions.

Thank you

Regards,

Federico Miyara

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