Data formats
Log in to add to favouritesThe data format property is used as an extension of a data type to describe the structure and intent of the data. For example, a location has a data type of object, and a data format of location. Another example is a HTML block, which has a data type of string and a data format of html.
The data format is a string value and is designed to allow custom types to be added.
Supported data formats
The following list contains the data formats that are currently understood by Contensis:
| Data format | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entry | object | An entry format for storing content. |
| asset | object | An asset format that represents a file resource. |
| location | object | Represents a point on the surface of the Earth. |
| quote | object | A quote with text and a source. |
| dateRange | object | Represents a start and end point in time. |
| image | object | Wraps an asset with an additional caption property. |
| field | objectArray | Represents a composed type, defined as an objectArray data type. |
| heading | string | Represents a document heading. |
| html | string | A string of HTML markup. |
| markdown | string | A string of markdown markup. |