# How to get information about attribute type?

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The only way to get information about attribute type at the moment is to case in following way:

```
OdArray<OdDAI::AttributePtr>::iterator nextAttribute = leftEntityAttributeFilter.begin();
    for (; nextAttribute != leftEntityAttributeFilter.end(); ++nextAttribute)
    {
      OdDAI::AttributePtr pAttrib = *nextAttribute;
      OdDAI::InverseAttributePtr pInverse = OdDAI::InverseAttribute::cast(pAttrib);
      if (!pInverse.isNull())
      {
        odPrintConsoleString(L"\nInverse attribute `%s` (%lu)", pInverse->name().c_str(), (OdUInt64)leftIterator->id().getHandle());
      }
    }

```