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title: 'API docs: graphql.arg'
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## arg variable

Re-exporting type-graphql decorators as lower case versions for two purposes: - To be consistent with LoopBack's naming convention of decorators - Allow future possibility to add extra metadata in addition to type-graphql's behavior, for example, mapping to LoopBack model properties

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
arg: typeof Arg
```