# C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartDataArray.DataType

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_ChartDataArray_DataType_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartDataArray.DataType*">DataType Property
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_ChartDataArray_DataType" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartDataArray.DataType">DataType</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the default data type of the data.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Type DataType { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property DataType As Type</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_ChartDataArray_DataType_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Specifies the default data type that is used with the CopyDataOut method.
If the default DataType property is not explicitly set, then the reported type
is that of the last entered data through either the CopyDataIn method of the Item property.
Acceptable input data types include Single, Double, Integer, Int16, Int64, Decimal and DateTime (VB)
and float, double, int, Int16, Int64, decimal and DateTime (C#).
When PointData is managed by the ChartDataArray, PointF objects may also be used.</p>
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