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# sampleType

The sample type.

```
@NSCopying var sampleType: HKSampleType { get }
```

## Discussion

This property contains a concrete sample type that corresponds with this sample’s concrete class. For example, if the sample is an [`HKQuantitySample`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKQuantitySample) instance, it returns an [`HKQuantityType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKQuantityType) object.

## See Also

[`quantityType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKQuantitySample/quantityType)

The quantity type for this sample.

[`correlationType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKCorrelation/correlationType)

The type for this correlation.

[`categoryType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKCategorySample/categoryType)

The category type for this sample.


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