function transcodeComponentType(componentType) {
  switch (componentType) {
    case "BYTE":
      return "INT8";
    case "UNSIGNED_BYTE":
      return "UINT8";
    case "SHORT":
      return "INT16";
    case "UNSIGNED_SHORT":
      return "UINT16";
    case "INT":
      return "INT32";
    case "UNSIGNED_INT":
      return "UINT32";
    case "FLOAT":
      return "FLOAT32";
    case "DOUBLE":
      return "FLOAT64";
  }
}
Convert the component type of a batch table property to the corresponding
type used with structural metadata

@property {string} componentType the batch table's component type
@return {string} The corresponding structural metadata data type

@private