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## Gang.getEquipmentType() method
If you are not in BitNode-2, then you must have Source-File 2 in order to use this function.
Get the specified equipment type.
Signature:
```typescript
getEquipmentType(equipName: GangEquipment | GangAugmentations): GangEquipmentType;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| equipName | [GangEquipment](./bitburner.gangequipment.md) \| [GangAugmentations](./bitburner.gangaugmentations.md) | Name of equipment. |
Returns:
[GangEquipmentType](./bitburner.gangequipmenttype.md)
Type of the equipment.
## Remarks
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