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# numericType

The numeric type of the scalar.

```
var numericType: Unicode.NumericType? { get }
```

## Discussion

For scalars that represent a number, `numericType` is the numeric type
of the scalar. For all other scalars, this property is `nil`.

```
let scalars: [Unicode.Scalar] = ["4", "④", "⅕", "X"]
for scalar in scalars {
    print(scalar, "-->", scalar.properties.numericType)
}
// 4 --> Optional(Swift.Unicode.NumericType.decimal)
// ④ --> Optional(Swift.Unicode.NumericType.digit)
// ⅕ --> Optional(Swift.Unicode.NumericType.numeric)
// X --> nil
```

This property corresponds to the “Numeric_Type” property in the
[Unicode Standard](http://www.unicode.org/versions/latest/).

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