Get the type of a variable Mar 5, 2016 Elixir provides a number of functions to test the type of a variable. is_atom(variable) is_binary(variable) is_bitstring(variable) is_boolean(variable) is_float(variable) is_function(variable) is_function(variable, arity) is_integer(variable) is_list(variable) is_map(variable) is_number(variable) is_pid(variable) is_port(variable) is_reference(variable) is_tuple(variable)