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Data types

Data types

Created by r.turner, last modified by zengenti on 23 Sep 2020

A data type is the storage type for a field, and determines how the field data is validated and indexed for search.

Contensis supports the following basic data types:

Type Description Applicable Validations
string Used for text entries such as titles, content or markup. required
maxChars
minChars
regex
allowedValues
integer A whole number. required
min
max
decimal A number with a fractional part. required
min
max
decimalPlaces
boolean A value of true or false. required
dateTime A point in time. required
min
max
pastDateTime
object Any arbitrary structure as JSON or a string. required
stringArray An array of strings. required
maxChars
minChars
regex
allowedValues
maxCount
minCount
integerArray An array of integers. required
maxCount
minCount
decimalArray An array of decimals. required
min
max
decimalPlaces
maxCount
minCount
dateTimeArray An array of dateTimes. required
min
max
pastDateTime
maxCount
minCount
objectArray An array of objects. required
maxCount
minCount
JSON
{ "string": "This is a simple string", "integer": 24, "decimal": 1.34, "boolean": true, "dateTime": "2016-10-12T09:29:18.5144641+01:00", "object": { "id": "12345", "name": "item1" }, "stringArray": [ "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3" ], "integerArray": [ 1,2,3 ], "decimalArray": [ 1.2, 3.4, 5.6 ], "dateTimeArray": [ "2017-03-07T14:37:27.0998174+00:00", "2017-03-07T14:39:16.3337294+00:00", "2017-03-07T14:39:19.3495296+00:00" ], "objectArray": [ { "id": "12345", "name": "item1" }, { "id": "67890", "name": "item2" } ] }