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title: 'API docs: repository.type.iscoercible'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [Type](./repository.type.md) &gt; [isCoercible](./repository.type.iscoercible.md)

## Type.isCoercible() method

Check if the given value can be coerced into this type

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
isCoercible(value: any, options?: Options): boolean;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  value | any | The value to to be coerced |
|  options | [Options](./repository.options.md) |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

boolean

A flag to indicate if the value can be coerced