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//
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// agreement provided at the time of installation or download, or which
// otherwise accompanies this software in either electronic or hard copy form.
// ===========================================================================
//
//
//  Procedure Name:
//      defaultShaderType
//
//  Description:
//		Returns the type of the default shader, that is, the shader associated
//	with the "initialShadingGroup".
//
//  Input Arguments:
//      None.
//
//  Return Value:
//      None.
//
global proc string defaultShaderType()
{
	global string $gDefaultShaderType = "";
	if( $gDefaultShaderType == "" ){
		// Get type of defaultShaderName()
		//
		string $defaultShaderName = defaultShaderName();
		if( `objExists $defaultShaderName` ){
			$gDefaultShaderType = `nodeType $defaultShaderName`;
		} else {
			// Couldn't find it by examining initialShadingGroup; use
			// hard-coded name instead 
			//
			$gDefaultShaderType = "lambert";
		}
	}
	return $gDefaultShaderType;
}