---
title: type
framework: accelerate
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: accelerate/bnns/sparseparameters/type
---

# type

An enumeration that specifies special patterns, if any, in the sparsity.

## Declaration

```swift
let type: BNNS.SparsityType
```

## See Also

### Inspecting the Properties of a Sparse Parameters Structure

- [ratio](accelerate/bnns/sparseparameters/ratio.md)
- [targetSystem](accelerate/bnns/sparseparameters/targetsystem.md)