type : String | Array<String>

type

String | Array<String>

Validation succeeds if the type of the instance matches the type represented by the given type, or matches at least one of the given types.

Value	This keyword must be set to either a string that corresponds to one of the supported types, or a non-empty array of unique strings that correspond to one of the supported types
Kind	Assertion
Applies To	Any
Dialect	Draft 6
Changed In	Draft 4
Introduced In	Draft 1
Vocabulary	Validation
Specification	https://json-schema.org/draft-06/draft-wright-json-schema-validation-01#rfc.section.6.25
Metaschema	http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#
Official Tests	draft6/type.json
Default	`[ "null", "boolean", "object", "array", "number", "string" ]`
Annotation	None
Affected By	None
Affects	None

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