Please Explain Dictionary Form + って (いるって)


I came across the sentence, ともだちがいるってすてきだなあ. If someone could explain the いるって
part, dictionary form+って, I'd appreciate it.




> 「ともだちがいる **って** すてきだなあ。」

In this context,

> 「～～って」＝「～～というのは」

In informal speech, 「～～って」 is used to **_present a word/phrase/sentence as a
topic_**. Here, 「ともだちがいる」("that one has friends") is being presented as a
topic (and the speaker is saying that 'it is nice').

Attention: This is **_not_** the quotative 「って」.




> 「ともだちがいる **って** すてきだなあ。」

In this context,

> 「～～って」＝「～～というのは」

In informal speech, 「～～って」 is used to **_present a word/phrase/sentence as a
topic_**. Here, 「ともだちがいる」("that one has friends") is being presented as a
topic (and the speaker is saying that 'it is nice').

Attention: This is **_not_** the quotative 「って」.

