How do I get the plugin id from an instance of an object?

I have a function that takes as input an instance of any object. Based on the plugin of the instance itself (Sprite, SVG, 9Patch, Text...) i want to perform certain different actions. Given an instance, how can i get its plugin back (using scripting, not normal events)?

Here's an example of what I want to do:

const spriteInstance = runtime.objects.player.getFirstPickedInstance();
const svgInstance = runtime.objects.circle.getFirstPickedInstance();
const textInstance = runtime.objects.title.getFirstPickedInstance();

function performAction(instance) {
	if(getPlugin(instance) == "Sprite") console.log("This is a sprite");
	if(getPlugin(instance) == "SVG") console.log("This is a SVG object");
	if(getPlugin(instance) == "Text") console.log("This is a text object");
}

performAction(spriteInstance);
performAction(svgInstance);
performAction(textInstance);

If you want to do something like identify if an instance is a Sprite instance, you can use inst instanceof ISpriteInstance. The instance class names are documented in the manual, e.g. here for Sprite.

Thank you Ashley! That works! However, I'm unable to find the instance class for 9Patch objects. I think they don't have one (?). Is there any way I can tell if an instance is a 9Patch?

There isn't a specialized script interface for 9-patch at the moment - so unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a good way to identify those kinds of instances... maybe we need to add a new script API to cover that.

Thank you Ashley! That works! However, I'm unable to find the instance class for 9Patch objects. I think they don't have one (?). Is there any way I can tell if an instance is a 9Patch?

Sorry, I'm from another thread of the post you helped me today-check the messages there again-there is a problem

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