--- linuxsampler/trunk/src/scriptvm/tree.h	2019/08/30 12:23:40	3582
+++ linuxsampler/trunk/src/scriptvm/tree.h	2019/08/30 12:39:18	3583
@@ -40,6 +40,27 @@
     STMT_NOOP,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Convenience function used for retrieving the (assumed) data type of a given
+ * script variable name.
+ *
+ * @param name - some script variable name (e.g. "$foo")
+ * @return variable's assumed data type (e.g. INT_EXPR for example above)
+ */
+inline ExprType_t exprTypeOfVarName(const String& name) {
+    if (name.empty()) return (ExprType_t) -1;
+    const char prefix = name[0];
+    switch (prefix) {
+        case '$': return INT_EXPR;
+        case '%': return INT_ARR_EXPR;
+        case '~': return REAL_EXPR;
+        case '?': return REAL_ARR_EXPR;
+        case '@': return STRING_EXPR;
+        case '!': return STRING_ARR_EXPR;
+    }
+    return (ExprType_t) -1;
+}
+
 class Node {
 public:
     Node();