# C1.Web.Mvc.Fluent.BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder-3.InferDataTypes

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<h1 id="C1_Web_Mvc_Fluent_BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder_3_InferDataTypes_" data-uid="C1.Web.Mvc.Fluent.BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder`3.InferDataTypes*">InferDataTypes Method
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<h4 id="C1_Web_Mvc_Fluent_BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder_3_InferDataTypes_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Web.Mvc.Fluent.BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder`3.InferDataTypes(System.Boolean)">InferDataTypes(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Configurates <a class="xref" href="C1.Web.Mvc.BaseODataCollectionViewService-1.InferDataTypes.html#C1_Web_Mvc_BaseODataCollectionViewService_1_InferDataTypes">InferDataTypes</a>.
Sets a value that determines whether fields that contain strings that look like standard date representations should be converted to dates automatically.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public TBuilder InferDataTypes(bool value)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function InferDataTypes(value As Boolean) As TBuilder</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">value</span></td>
      <td><p>The value.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">TBuilder</span></td>
      <td><p>Current builder.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Web_Mvc_Fluent_BaseODataCollectionViewServiceBuilder_3_InferDataTypes_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This property is set to true by default, because the <a class="xref" href="C1.Web.Mvc.BaseODataCollectionViewService-1.html">BaseODataCollectionViewService&lt;T&gt;</a> class uses JSON and that format does not support Date objects.</p>
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