[Home](./index.md) > [@datashaper/schema](./schema.md) > [FieldMetadata](./schema.fieldmetadata.md) > [type](./schema.fieldmetadata.type.md) ## FieldMetadata.type property TEMP: this is determined via stats introspection, but our much more robust type discovery for the codebooks should be used, and the type on Field. Signature: ```typescript type?: DataType; ```