# Object type

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-type/253670
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-type/253670 "2008-03-04T00:35:30Z")
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### Author: ![mleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@mleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mleep)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-type/253670/1 "2008-03-04T00:35:30Z")

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if an object comes back as [Object object] through trace -

is there a method to figure out what type of object it is? for example string, number, movieclip, etc?