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guessFieldTypeFromValue() function

guessFieldTypeFromValue() function

Given a value this will guess the best column type

NOTE: this is will try to see if string values can be mapped to other types (like number)

Signature

typescript Copy

export declare function guessFieldTypeFromValue(v: any): FieldType;

Import

typescript Copy

import { guessFieldTypeFromValue } from '@grafana/data';

Parameters

Returns:

FieldType