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title: 'API docs: metadata.metadatainspector.getdesigntypeformethod'
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## MetadataInspector.getDesignTypeForMethod() method
Get TypeScript design time type for a method.
**Signature:**
```typescript
static getDesignTypeForMethod(target: Object, methodName: string): DesignTimeMethodMetadata | undefined;
```
## Parameters
<table><thead><tr><th>
Parameter
</th><th>
Type
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td markdown="1">
target
</td><td markdown="1">
Object
</td><td markdown="1">
Class or prototype
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
methodName
</td><td markdown="1">
string
</td><td markdown="1">
Method name
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
**Returns:**
[DesignTimeMethodMetadata](./metadata.designtimemethodmetadata.md) \| undefined
Design time metadata. The return value is `undefined` in projects that do not enable `emitDecoratorMetadata` in TypeScript compiler options or are written in vanilla JavaScript.