[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [CodingContract](./bitburner.codingcontract.md) > [getContractType](./bitburner.codingcontract.getcontracttype.md) ## CodingContract.getContractType() method Get the type of a coding contract. **Signature:** ```typescript getContractType(filename: string, host?: string): CodingContractName; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filename	string	Filename of the contract.
host	string	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the server containing the contract. Optional. Defaults to current server if not provided.

**Returns:** [CodingContractName](./bitburner.codingcontractname.md) Name describing the type of problem posed by the Coding Contract. ## Remarks RAM cost: 5 GB Returns a name describing the type of problem posed by the Coding Contract. (e.g. Find Largest Prime Factor, Total Ways to Sum, etc.)