function getNumericTypeSize(type) {
  if (type === "UInt8" || type === "Int8") {
    return 1;
  } else if (type === "UInt16" || type === "Int16") {
    return 2;
  } else if (
    type === "UInt32" ||
    type === "Int32" ||
    type === "Oid32" ||
    type === "Float32"
  ) {
    return 4;
  } else if (type === "UInt64" || type === "Int64" || type === "Float64") {
    return 8;
  }

  // Not a numeric type
  return 0;
}
Gets the name for the field.
@memberof I3SField.prototype
@type {string}
@readonly