# numericType

> Return the precise type for Integer and Floating point properties. (Read Only)

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor

```csharp
public SerializedPropertyNumericType numericType { get; }
```

### Remarks

The [SerializedProperty.propertyType](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/propertytype.md) property classifies all supported Integer types as [SerializedPropertyType.Integer](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertytype/integer.md), and both single and double precision Float types as [SerializedPropertyType.Float](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertytype/float.md). This property exposes the precise type, for example [SerializedPropertyNumericType.UInt8](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertynumerictype/uint8.md) and [SerializedPropertyNumericType.Double](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertynumerictype/double.md), and is more efficient than using the string-based [SerializedProperty.type](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/type.md) property. For enum properties ([SerializedPropertyType.Enum](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertytype/enum.md)) it returns the underlying type. For non-numeric types it returns [SerializedPropertyNumericType.Unknown](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedpropertynumerictype/unknown.md).

### Examples

```csharp
using System;
using System.Text;
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;

public class NumericTypeExample : ScriptableObject
{
    public byte m_byte;
    public int m_int;
    public long m_long;
    public float m_float;
    public double m_double;

    [Flags]
    public enum UIntFlags : uint
    {
        None = 0,
        Flag31 = 1 << 30,
        Flag32 = 1u << 31,
    }
    public UIntFlags m_uintFlags;
    public string m_string;

    [MenuItem("Example/SerializedProperty NumericType API")]
    static void TestMethod()
    {
        // This example demonstrates how numericType exposes more precise details of the type
        NumericTypeExample obj = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<NumericTypeExample>();
        SerializedObject serializedObject = new SerializedObject(obj);

        var serializedProperty = serializedObject.FindProperty("m_byte");
        var sb = new StringBuilder();
        do
        {
            sb.AppendLine(String.Format("Name: {0,-11} propertyType: {1,-7} numericType: {2}",
                serializedProperty.name, serializedProperty.propertyType, serializedProperty.numericType));
        }
        while (serializedProperty.Next(false));

        //Expected output:
        //Name: m_byte      propertyType: Integer numericType: UInt8
        //Name: m_int       propertyType: Integer numericType: Int32
        //Name: m_long      propertyType: Integer numericType: Int64
        //Name: m_float     propertyType: Float   numericType: Float
        //Name: m_double    propertyType: Float   numericType: Double
        //Name: m_uintFlags propertyType: Enum    numericType: UInt32
        //Name: m_string    propertyType: String  numericType: Unknown
        Debug.Log(sb.ToString());
    }
}
```