## getElementDefinitionTypeName() function [​](/content/docs/sdk/core.getelementdefinitiontypename#getelementdefinitiontypename-function "Direct link to getElementDefinitionTypeName(/index.html) function")

Returns the type name for an ElementDefinition.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function getElementDefinitionTypeName(elementDefinition: ElementDefinition): string;
```

## Parameters [​](/content/docs/sdk/core.getelementdefinitiontypename#parameters "Direct link to Parameters"/index.html)

| Parameter           | Type               | Description                  |
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| elementDefinition    | ElementDefinition   | The element definition.       |

**Returns:**

string

The Medplum type name.

- [getElementDefinitionTypeName() function](/content/docs/sdk/core.getelementdefinitiontypenameofunction)
- [Parameters](/content/docs/sdk/core.getelementdefinitiontypenameofunction#parameters/index.html)