field().type()

Get the field type.
Please note - this property requires the Editor extension for DataTables.

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Description

When you create a field through fields or add(), you can specify a field type (fields.type) to make use of different interaction controls (e.g. text, textarea, select, etc).

This method is provided as a way to programmatically get that field type after initialisation of a field.

Note that it cannot be used as a setter - a field cannot change type after initialisation.