# Ignition Extensions - Convenience utilities for advanced users

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**Category:** 3rd Party Modules\
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-extensions-convenience-utilities-for-advanced-users/64615 "2022-09-28T18:41:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-extensions-convenience-utilities-for-advanced-users/64615/47 "2022-11-10T00:43:31Z")

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Or maybe re-implement `.colTypes` to _ **also** _ accept strings of the simple class names or the abbreviations.

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