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

## BufferType.coerce() method

**Signature:**

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

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  value | any |  |
|  options | [Options](./repository.options.md) | _(Optional)_ |

**Returns:**

any