Object of class mysqli_result could not be converted to string on line 52

my error is

"Object of class mysqli_result could not be converted to string"

my code error line is :

$type = queryMysql("SELECT `type` FROM `register` WHERE `name` = '$name'");
echo "$type";
if ($type == "admin")
        {
            die("Welcome back Admin $name <br> you can go to the control panel by clicking <a href='#'>here</a>");
        }
        elseif ($type == "user")
            echo "Welcome back user $name.";

the "type" is defined in the database as "admin" or "user", and the error line is the "echo '$type';"