It refers to the concept of ensuring that the input data being passed into a particular component or function is of the same data type as specified by the attribute or parameter of that component. When developing `ftd` components, it is crucial to utilize appropriate datatypes for each argument. For instance, if an argument is intended to accept a width value, it is advisable to use a datatype specifically designed to handle width values. This approach ensures that the component is more versatile and can be utilized in various contexts.

`consistent-data-types`: Use consistent datatypes for arguments and their corresponding attributes

Not recommended

-- component bar:
integer text-width:

-- ftd.text: Hello
width.fixed.px: $bar.text-width

-- end: bar

Lang:

ftd

Recommended

-- component bar:
ftd.resizing text-width:

-- ftd.text: Hello
width: $bar.text-width

-- end: bar

Lang:

ftd

If you see the `not recommened` section, the component `bar` accepts the argument `text-width` as integer and then it passes it to one of the variant, in this case `px`, of `ftd.resizing` type. This narrows down all the other possible values that can be accepted by `width`.

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