# Struct DataTypeName

Namespace
  Npgsql.Internal.Postgres

Assembly
  Npgsql.dll

Represents the fully-qualified name of a PostgreSQL type.

    [Experimental("NPG9001")]
    public readonly struct DataTypeName : IEquatable<DataTypeName>

Implements
  IEquatable<DataTypeName>

Inherited Members
  object.Equals(object, object)
  object.GetType()
  object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

## Constructors

### DataTypeName(string)

    public DataTypeName(string fullyQualifiedDataTypeName)

#### Parameters

`fullyQualifiedDataTypeName` string

## Properties

### DisplayName

    public string DisplayName { get; }

#### Property Value

string

### IsArray

    public bool IsArray { get; }

#### Property Value

bool

### Schema

    public string Schema { get; }

#### Property Value

string

### UnqualifiedDisplayName

    public string UnqualifiedDisplayName { get; }

#### Property Value

string

### UnqualifiedName

    public string UnqualifiedName { get; }

#### Property Value

string

### Unspecified

    public static DataTypeName Unspecified { get; }

#### Property Value

DataTypeName

### Value

    public string Value { get; }

#### Property Value

string

## Methods

### Equals(DataTypeName)

Indicates whether the current object is equal to another object of the same type.

    public bool Equals(DataTypeName other)

#### Parameters

`other` DataTypeName

  An object to compare with this object.

#### Returns

bool

  true if the current object is equal to the `other` parameter; otherwise, false.

### Equals(object?)

Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are equal.

    public override bool Equals(object? obj)

#### Parameters

`obj` object

  The object to compare with the current instance.

#### Returns

bool

  true if `obj` and this instance are the same type and represent the same value; otherwise, false.

### FromDisplayName(string, string?)

    public static DataTypeName FromDisplayName(string displayName, string? schema = null)

#### Parameters

`displayName` string
`schema` string

#### Returns

DataTypeName

### GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.

    public override int GetHashCode()

#### Returns

int

  A 32-bit signed integer that is the hash code for this instance.

### ToArrayName()

    public DataTypeName ToArrayName()

#### Returns

DataTypeName

### ToDefaultMultirangeName()

    public DataTypeName ToDefaultMultirangeName()

#### Returns

DataTypeName

### ToString()

Returns the fully qualified type name of this instance.

    public override string ToString()

#### Returns

string

  The fully qualified type name.

## Operators

### operator ==(DataTypeName, DataTypeName)

    public static bool operator ==(DataTypeName left, DataTypeName right)

#### Parameters

`left` DataTypeName
`right` DataTypeName

#### Returns

bool

### implicit operator string(DataTypeName)

    public static implicit operator string(DataTypeName value)

#### Parameters

`value` DataTypeName

#### Returns

string

### operator !=(DataTypeName, DataTypeName)

    public static bool operator !=(DataTypeName left, DataTypeName right)

#### Parameters

`left` DataTypeName
`right` DataTypeName

#### Returns

bool