Where to get the devicetype in the device object

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When i go through my child devices in the smartapp, i need to know the devicetype of the device (the app controls multiple). What is the name of the field where the devicetype is stored…

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Here’s the “RTFM” link, which I recommend even though Device Type is not an explicit Property.

You can check the supported “Capability(s)”, Commands, etc. of the Device Object…

http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/ref-docs/device-ref.html

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Lol… :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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Did rtfm and google before posting :wink: . I thought there must be a property as it is listed in my devices. Will solve it differently.

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found it…the answer is typeName. A it.getProperties().toString() did the trick.

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Perfect!

We can actually do an edit & pull request on the Documentation (it’s a public GitHub), but just tagging @jim instead.