How to check variable type in template toolkit?

Question

Is there any statement to print variable type in Template Toolkit? This is for debugging purposes. I was trying to find something like:

type(my_var)

Output:

scalar

Answer 1

Use the PERL directive. Example:

[% PERL %]
   print "my_var type: ", ref( $stash->get('my_var') ) || 'scalar';
[% END %]