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<h2><a name="IsRecType"></a>
IsRecType
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Returns <tt> true</tt> iff the argument is an record with an <b> Type</b> enry containing the correct string.

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Syntax:
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<pre>flag := IsRecType(a, type);</pre>

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<tr>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><pre>  flag  </pre></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>anything</td>
<td><pre>  a  </pre></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>string</td>
<td><pre>  type  </pre></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>

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Description:
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Useful in User-supplied functions, see the Abelian group package
as an example.

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Example:
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kash> a := rec(Type := "Test", data := 1);
rec(
  Type := "Test",
  data := 1 )
kash> IsRecType(a, "Test");
true
kash> IsRecType(a, "Paul");
false
kash> IsRecType(2, "two");
> false

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