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# baseTypeOf

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## baseTypeOf(t: Type): Type

Returns an the base type of the given type.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.3.0._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>t</code></p></td><td><p>The type to check.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example shows how `baseTypeOf` behaves with different inputs.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::core::Types
type AType = String {format: "YYYY-MM-dd"}
output application/json
---
{
   a: baseTypeOf(AType)
}
```

#### Output

```Json
{
  "a": "String"
}
```