[v2.106+] BaseType

[HotKeyIt]

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BaseType(this){
	if ComObjType(this)
		return "ComObj"
	Loop {
		class:=this.__Class
		,this:= this.base
	} Until (InStr(".Object.Number.String.", "." this.__Class "."))
	return class
}

Thanks @_3D_ for [AHKv2.0-a108] Understanding Types

[_3D_]

Try function type_Of() https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2400&start=80#p310103

[HotKeyIt]

I've seen that too but I needed one that returns the type only

Added Primitive types: MsgBox BaseType(1) "`n" BaseType("string")

[nnnik]

this.base could be a ComObj or a string or something similar - handling that case might make sense.

[HotKeyIt]

ComObj seems not to be accepted as base: obj:=[],obj.base:=ComObject(0xB,3).
For String it would give the same result as BaseType("string")

[lexikos]

BaseObj must be an Object.

If assigning the new base would change the native type of the object, an exception is thrown. An object's native type is decided by the nearest prototype object belonging to a built-in class, such as Object.Prototype or Array.Prototype. For example, an instance of Array must always derive from Array.Prototype, either directly or indirectly.

Source: Object - Methods & Properties | AutoHotkey v2

However, this.base can return something that is not an Object if the base property was overridden, or (in more general cases) if this is a COM object.