Check if Post Type inside or outside of loop

Post Type conditional

<?php 
  /*
    This allows us to be able to use conditional
  	to check whether is_post_type = "your custom post type here"
  	And can be used inside OR outside the loop
  */
  function is_post_type($type){
      global $wp_query;
      if($type == get_post_type($wp_query->post->ID)) return true;
      return false;
  }
?>