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# MrzFieldTypeEnum

MrzFieldTypeEnum enumeration constants specify the field types of a machine-readable zone (MRZ).

```
typedef enum {
 MFT_DocumentType,
 MFT_DocumentSubtype,
 MFT_IssuingCountry,
 MFT_LastName,
 MFT_GivenName,
 MFT_DocumentNumber,
 MFT_Nationality,
 MFT_BirthDate,
 MFT_Sex,
 MFT_ExpiryDate,
 MFT_PersonalNumber,
 MFT_OptionalDataLine1,
 MFT_OptionalDataLine2
} MrzFieldTypeEnum;
```

## Elements

| Name                     | Description                                                                          |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| MFT\\\_BirthDate         | Date of birth in the format: YYMMDD.                                                 |
| MFT\\\_DocumentNumber    | The number of a document.                                                            |
| MFT\\\_DocumentSubtype   | The subtype of a document (if exists). It is the second character of the first line. |
| MFT\\\_DocumentType      | The type of a document. It is the first character of the first line.                 |
| MFT\\\_ExpiryDate        | Date of expiry in the format: YYMMDD.                                                |
| MFT\\\_GivenName         | One or several given names separated with the space character.                       |
| MFT\\\_IssuingCountry    | Code of issuing state (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code).                                     |
| MFT\\\_LastName          | Surname.                                                                             |
| MFT\\\_Nationality       | Nationality (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code).                                               |
| MFT\\\_OptionalDataLine1 | Optional data from the first line of the 2-line or 3-line MRZ.                       |
| MFT\\\_OptionalDataLine2 | Optional data from the second line of the 2-line or 3-line MRZ.                      |
| MFT\\\_PersonalNumber    | Personal number.                                                                     |
| MFT\\\_Sex               | Sex. It can have one of the following values: Male (M) or Female (F).                |

## Used in

[IMrzField::Type](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/mrzfield#type)<br />[IMrzData::GetFieldByType](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/mrzdata/getfieldbytype-method)

[Machine-Readable Zone Fields](/fine-reader/engine/specifications/machine-readable-zone-fields)