# Parse String to DataType

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-string-to-datatype/7118>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, strings\
**Created:** [November 17, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-string-to-datatype/7118 "2017-11-17T08:35:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parse-string-to-datatype/7118/21 "2019-04-30T15:15:05Z")

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