data.Model: getFieldType() => convenience shortcut #6666

Author: tobiu

src/data/Model.mjs

@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ class Model extends Base {
         return this.fieldsMap.get(name) || null
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Finds a field type by a given field name
+     * @param {String} name
+     * @returns {String|null} The lowercase field type or null if no match was found
+     */
+    getFieldType(name) {
+        return this.getField(name)?.type?.toLowerCase() || null
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {Object[]} fields
      * @param {Boolean} isRoot=true