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## MetadataInspector.getDesignTypeForProperty() method

Get TypeScript design time type for a property

**Signature:**

```typescript
static getDesignTypeForProperty(target: Object, propertyName: string): Function | undefined;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  target | Object | Class or prototype |
|  propertyName | string | Property name |

**Returns:**

Function \| undefined

Design time metadata. The return value is `undefined` when: - The property has type `undefined`<!-- -->, `null` - The TypeScript project has not enabled the compiler option `emitDecoratorMetadata`<!-- -->. - The code is written in vanilla JavaScript.