# How to get the type of a symbol in a macro?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-the-type-of-a-symbol-in-a-macro/12016>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [June 27, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-the-type-of-a-symbol-in-a-macro/12016 "2018-06-27T22:49:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-the-type-of-a-symbol-in-a-macro/12016/8 "2018-06-28T05:28:22Z")

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If you could tell us what you are trying to accomplish, it would be easier to help you implement it.

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