---
title: "IssueType interface"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JMWE/461407031/IssueType%20interface"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)

This document details the methods of the [IssueType](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/issuetype/IssueType.html) interface you can use on any issue type, such as those returned by the [Getters](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JMWE/Accessing+the+fields+of+an+issue) when you [access Issue type](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWE/pages/461964285/Standard+JIRA+fields#StandardJIRAfields-Issuetype).

| **Method** | **Return type** | **Returns** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [isSubTask](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/issuetype/IssueType.html#isSubTask())`()` | boolean | True if the issue is a Sub-task |
| [getType](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/issuetype/IssueTypeImpl.html#getType())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Type of the issue type |
| [getName](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getName())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Name of the issue type |
| [getId](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getId())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Id of the issue type |
| [getDescription](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getDescription())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Description of the issue type |