code: def buildType(valtype, extra=[], display=False, control=False, valueAlarm=False):
          
          isarray = valtype[:1] == 'a'
          F = [
              ('value', valtype),
              ('alarm', alarm),
              ('timeStamp', timeStamp),
          ]
          _metaHelper(F, valtype, display=display, control=control, valueAlarm=valueAlarm)
          F.extend(extra)
          return Type(id="epics:nt/NTScalarArray:1.0" if isarray else "epics:nt/NTScalar:1.0",
                      spec=F)
docs: Build a Type
  
          :param str valtype: A type code to be used with the 'value' field.  See :ref:`valuecodes`
          :param list extra: A list of tuples describing additional non-standard fields
          :param bool display: Include optional fields for display meta-data
          :param bool control: Include optional fields for control meta-data
          :param bool valueAlarm: Include optional fields for alarm level meta-data
          :returns: A :py:class:`Type`