Type (DataType)

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Represents the type name of the data type object.

Schema Hierarchy

ManagementPack
  TypeDefinitions
    DataTypes
      DataType
        Implementation (DataType)
          Type

Syntax

Xml
<Type>Assembly type name</Type>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and the parent element of the Type element.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Implementation (DataType)	Represents the managed and/or unmanaged type identification of a data type.

Text Value

The Type element and its sibling Assembly element are both required when the data type is defined in managed code. If the data type is also defined in unmanaged code, the ClassID (DataType) element must also be provided.

Remarks

For an example of how the Type element is expressed in a management pack, see DataType.

Note
Custom data type creation is not supported.