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title: 'API docs: repository.stringtype'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [StringType](./repository.stringtype.md)

## StringType class

String type

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare class StringType implements Type<string> 
```

## Properties

|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  [name](./repository.stringtype.name.md) |  | <code></code> |  |

## Methods

|  Method | Modifiers | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [coerce(value)](./repository.stringtype.coerce.md) |  |  |
|  [defaultValue()](./repository.stringtype.defaultvalue.md) |  |  |
|  [isCoercible(value)](./repository.stringtype.iscoercible.md) |  |  |
|  [isInstance(value)](./repository.stringtype.isinstance.md) |  |  |
|  [serialize(value)](./repository.stringtype.serialize.md) |  |  |