Nope, sorry Amy, it's not possible to get the type of a local variable, you can only get the type of a value it references. Example:
function foo():void { var bar:IBitmapDrawable = new BitmapData(); } you can only know what the type of the value is ( BitmapData ) the type of the "bar" variable (IBitmapDrawable) may not even exist in the compiled code - there's no need for it to exist anyway.