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# FileType

> FileType — Kinetica Rust API

[gpudb\_api](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/index.md)::<wbr />[filesystem](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/index.md)
[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L48-L57)&#x20;

<pre>`pub enum FileType {    DelimitedText,    Parquet,    Json,    Shapefile,}`</pre>

The type of the files ingested.

## Variants

### DelimitedText

Delimited text, such as CSV

### Parquet

Parquet

### Json

JSON

### Shapefile

Shapefile

## Implementations

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L59-L74)
impl [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L61-L68)
pub fn [as\_str](#method.as_str)(\&self) -> &'static [str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html)

The type’s name, as the server takes it.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L71-L73)
pub fn [default\_partition\_type](#method.default_partition_type)(\&self) -> &'static [str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html)

The default type’s name.

## Trait Implementations

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [Clone](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/clone/trait.Clone.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
fn [clone](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/clone/trait.Clone.html#tymethod.clone)(\&self) -> [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

Returns a duplicate of the value. [Read more](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/clone/trait.Clone.html#tymethod.clone)

1.0.0 (const: [unstable](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/142757)) · [Source](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/src/core/clone.rs.html#245-247)
fn [clone\_from](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/clone/trait.Clone.html#method.clone_from)(\&mut self, source: \&Self)

Performs copy-assignment from `source`. [Read more](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/clone/trait.Clone.html#method.clone_from)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [Copy](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/marker/trait.Copy.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [Debug](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/fmt/trait.Debug.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
fn [fmt](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/fmt/trait.Debug.html#tymethod.fmt)(\&self, f: \&mut [Formatter](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/fmt/struct.Formatter.html)\<'\_>) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/fmt/type.Result.html)

Formats the value using the given formatter. [Read more](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/fmt/trait.Debug.html#tymethod.fmt)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [Eq](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/cmp/trait.Eq.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [PartialEq](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/cmp/trait.PartialEq.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
fn [eq](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/cmp/trait.PartialEq.html#tymethod.eq)(\&self, other: &[FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)) -> [bool](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.bool.html)

Tests for `self` and `other` values to be equal, and is used by `==`.

1.0.0 (const: [unstable](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/143800)) · [Source](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/src/core/cmp.rs.html#263)
fn [ne](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/cmp/trait.PartialEq.html#method.ne)(\&self, other: [\&Rhs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.reference.html)) -> [bool](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.bool.html)

Tests for `!=`. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/filesystem/ingest.rs#L47)
impl [StructuralPartialEq](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/marker/trait.StructuralPartialEq.html) for [FileType](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/filesystem/enum.FileType.md)


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